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Watford (West Northamptonshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Watford, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
122
2,564th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
205
1.68 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
33
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Watford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3327%
  • Slight8872%

What the data shows

  • Watford had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% more than the 13 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Watford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Watford are between 6pm and 9pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 11 children under 16 were killed or injured in Watford, 5.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Watford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,564th
Most casualties
2,233rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (9.8%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday9 (7.4%)
  • Sunday28 (23%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway92 (75%)
  • Single carriageway24 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (16%)
  • 70 mph92 (75%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant164 (80%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Pedestrian1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Watford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Watford peaked at 11 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202434
202323
202211
202137
202011
201922
201822
201723
201600
201522
201400
201326
201224
201123
201000
200926
200811
200722
200600
200548
2004510
200323
200234
200111
200011
199900
199822
199711
199600
199512
199457
199311
199256
1991611
199035
198955
198847
1987724
198634
198534
198434
198300
19821121
198144
1980614
197955

Map of recent crashes in Watford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Watford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Watford

The 24 most recent collisions in Watford happened between 28 June 2012 and 20 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Watford

The M1 has the most collisions in Watford, 98 of 122 (80%), followed by the A5 (13).

Collisions in Watford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM198170029
2ndA5131913
3rdB53853500

Council area for Watford

Watford is in West Northamptonshire, where police recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Watford accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Watford

All 122 collisions in Watford were in the NN6 postcode district.