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Ware road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,095 road traffic collisions in Ware, East Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 208 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,095
708th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,368
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
208
221 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ware

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious20819%
  • Slight87880%

What the data shows

  • Ware had 134 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 159 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Ware were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 205 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ware, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Ware.

Where Ware ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
708th
Most casualties
707th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
695th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (12%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday184 (17%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday199 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,027 (94%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,009 (92%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant657 (48%)
  • Pedestrian303 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (14%)
  • Cyclist175 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ware road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ware, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ware peaked at 48 in 1982; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20241619
20231214
20221117
20211516
20201013
20191013
20181122
20171420
20162125
20151013
20141622
20131011
20122125
20111720
20102023
20091316
20081721
20071925
20061623
20052631
20041517
20031623
20023745
20012738
20002535
19992427
19982331
19972933
19962734
19953341
19942534
19933239
19922430
19912426
19903548
19894252
19883841
19872434
19862934
19854249
19843342
19832930
19824855
19813848
19802532
19793242

Map of recent crashes in Ware

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ware

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ware

The 24 most recent collisions in Ware happened between 7 June 2024 and 19 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ware

The A1170 has the most collisions in Ware, 369 of 1,095 (34%), followed by the A119 (111).

Collisions in Ware on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1170369452467
2ndA119111143214
3rdB100191128119
4thB100488117021

Council area for Ware

Ware is in East Hertfordshire, where police recorded 17,489 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ware accounts for 6.2% of them.

Postcode district for Ware

Of the 1,095 collisions in Ware, 1,094 (99.9%) were in the SG12 postcode district.