Berkhamsted road traffic accidents
Berkhamsted recorded 444 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 569 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 569
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 569
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Berkhamsted
Roads in Berkhamsted
Postcode districts in Berkhamsted
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Berkhamsted
Road collision statistics for Berkhamsted
Collisions recorded
444
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
569
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Berkhamsted
Collisions in Berkhamsted are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.8% of the total), with 20.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95% of recorded collisions in Berkhamsted happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Berkhamsted have produced 569 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 45 collisions, Monday 58 collisions, Tuesday 64 collisions, Wednesday 62 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 79 collisions, Saturday 75 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 351 collisions, Darkness 93 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 422 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, One way street 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 23 collisions, 30 mph 399 collisions, 40 mph 20 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 365 collisions, Raining no high winds 52 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 360 casualties, Passenger 92 casualties, Pedestrian 117 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Berkhamsted
How many road accidents have there been in Berkhamsted?
444 collisions have been recorded in Berkhamsted in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 569 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Berkhamsted were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 73 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in Berkhamsted resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Berkhamsted?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Berkhamsted, accounting for 17.8% of them, and 20.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Berkhamsted happen on?
95% of collisions in Berkhamsted are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Berkhamsted?
Pedestrians make up 20.6% of the 569 casualties recorded in Berkhamsted.
Is road safety in Berkhamsted getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Berkhamsted rose 33% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Berkhamsted come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Berkhamsted cover 1999 to 2025.