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B656 road traffic accidents

1,142 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The B656 appears in 1,142 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 1,575 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 244 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 60% on 2024.

All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
20
Serious
244
Casualties
1,575
2025 6
2024 15
2023 11
2022 11
2021 15
2020 13
2019 12
2018 7
2017 12
2016 19
2015 20
2014 24
2013 17
2012 24
2011 20
2010 27
2009 33
2008 23
2007 43
2006 46
2005 33
2004 23
2003 22
2002 28
2001 34
2000 18
1999 31
1998 41
1997 29
1996 26
1995 24
1994 27
1993 29
1992 37
1991 29
1990 40
1989 28
1988 29
1987 19
1986 33
1985 28
1984 35
1983 26
1982 26
1981 14
1980 18
1979 17

Hitchin

700 recorded here

Hatfield

33 recorded here

St Albans

1 recorded here

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Hitchin

198 recorded along the B656

Codicote

43 recorded along the B656

Baldock

37 recorded along the B656

Letchworth

24 recorded along the B656

Welwyn

13 recorded along the B656

Oaklands

5 recorded along the B656

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Accidents on the B656

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2024411399914

Slight
51.9491, -0.2743
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SKODA KAROQ (4y)
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Accident 2023411394703

Slight
51.8822, -0.2333
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO NISSAN QASHQAI
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Accident 2023411395134

Slight
51.9885, -0.1921
2 vehicles 1 casualty
YAMAHA YZF NISSAN QASHQAI
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Accident 2023411356788

Slight
51.9249, -0.2629
3 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA PRIUS Car KIA RIO
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Accident 2023411352067

Serious
51.9250, -0.2629
2 vehicles 1 casualty
KEEWAY RKF (2y) SMART FORTWO
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Accident 2023411330972

Slight
51.9510, -0.2697
2 vehicles 2 casualties
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE NISSAN JUKE
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Accident 2023411335860

Serious
51.9135, -0.2579
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Motorcycle 125cc and under
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Accident 2023411313461

Serious
51.9456, -0.2761
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 5008
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Accident 2023411340589

Slight
51.9781, -0.2068
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW M1 HYUNDAI KONA (2y)
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Accident 2023411303905

Slight
51.9511, -0.2698
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VIVARO Pedal cycle
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Accident 2023411308927

Serious
51.9161, -0.2592
2 vehicles 3 casualties
NISSAN MICRA MERCEDES A CLASS (2y)
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Accident 2023411301116

Slight
51.9373, -0.2714
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN QASHQAI (3y) Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2022411252641

Slight
51.9896, -0.1889
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL MOVANO
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Accident 2022411246304

Serious
51.9466, -0.2759
3 vehicles 3 casualties
MERCEDES C CLASS FORD FIESTA (3y) CITROEN C4 (4y)
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Accident 2022411233026

Slight
51.9250, -0.2630
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI A3 TOYOTA PRIUS
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Accident 2022411245756

Serious
51.9086, -0.2526
1 vehicle 1 casualty
TOYOTA YARIS
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Accident 2022411213469

Serious
51.9301, -0.2656
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI IGNIS TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE
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Accident 2022411215729

Serious
51.9457, -0.2761
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Motorcycle - unknown cc TRIUMPH DAYTONA VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2022411201517

Slight
51.9192, -0.2605
2 vehicles 2 casualties
AUDI A4 (3y) SKODA FABIA
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Accident 2022411227178

Serious
51.9424, -0.2771
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SKODA FABIA (4y) Vehicle
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