Hersden road traffic accidents
Hersden recorded 93 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 143 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 19 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 143
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 143
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hersden
Postcode districts in Hersden
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hersden
Road collision statistics for Hersden
Collisions recorded
93
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
143
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
19
20.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hersden
Collisions in Hersden are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (29% of the total), with 19.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 40 mph.
82.8% of recorded collisions in Hersden happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hersden have produced 143 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.1% 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 10 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 11 collisions, Wednesday 13 collisions, Thursday 11 collisions, Friday 9 collisions, Saturday 27 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 75 collisions, Darkness 18 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 77 collisions, Roundabout 13 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 18 collisions, 40 mph 73 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 71 collisions, Raining no high winds 12 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 90 casualties, Passenger 40 casualties, Pedestrian 13 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Hersden
How many road accidents have there been in Hersden?
93 collisions have been recorded in Hersden in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 143 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hersden were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 19 were serious — 20.4% of all recorded collisions in Hersden resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hersden?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Hersden, accounting for 29% of them, and 19.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hersden happen on?
82.8% of collisions in Hersden are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 40 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hersden?
Pedestrians make up 9.1% of the 143 casualties recorded in Hersden.
Where does the road accident data for Hersden 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 Hersden cover 1999 to 2025.