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Stanstead Abbotts road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Stanstead Abbotts, East Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 3 July 2023.

Collisions since 1979
211
1,892nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
306
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
33
36 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
3 Jul 2023
Busiest year
1984
11 collisions

Road collision statistics for Stanstead Abbotts

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17784%

What the data shows

  • Stanstead Abbotts had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Stanstead Abbotts were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stanstead Abbotts, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Stanstead Abbotts.

Where Stanstead Abbotts ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,892nd
Most casualties
1,794th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant193 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stanstead Abbotts road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stanstead Abbotts, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stanstead Abbotts peaked at 11 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202322
202222
202137
202000
201900
201846
201722
2016814
201500
201455
201311
201222
201136
201033
200933
200859
2007916
200622
200556
200458
200347
200256
200136
200012
199979
1998617
1997912
199644
199533
199459
199346
199246
199168
1990612
198956
198867
198745
198655
1985812
19841115
19831113
1982812
198156
1980714
19791010

Map of recent crashes in Stanstead Abbotts

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stanstead Abbotts

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stanstead Abbotts

The 24 most recent collisions in Stanstead Abbotts happened between 31 July 2014 and 3 July 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stanstead Abbotts

The B181 has the most collisions in Stanstead Abbotts, 97 of 211 (46%), followed by the A414 (64).

Collisions in Stanstead Abbotts on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB18197143016
2ndA414648507
3rdB1805811

Council area for Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts is in East Hertfordshire, where police recorded 17,489 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Stanstead Abbotts accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Stanstead Abbotts

All 211 collisions in Stanstead Abbotts were in the SG12 postcode district.