Wheathampstead road traffic accidents
Wheathampstead recorded 116 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 155 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 17 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 155
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 155
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Wheathampstead
Roads in Wheathampstead
Postcode districts in Wheathampstead
Planning applications nearby
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Accidents in Wheathampstead
Road collision statistics for Wheathampstead
Collisions recorded
116
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
155
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
17
14.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Wheathampstead
Collisions in Wheathampstead are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (20.7% of the total), with 25% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.8% of recorded collisions in Wheathampstead happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Wheathampstead have produced 155 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.4% 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 5 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 19 collisions, Wednesday 24 collisions, Thursday 20 collisions, Friday 18 collisions, Saturday 18 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 87 collisions, Darkness 29 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 103 collisions, Roundabout 12 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 94 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 11 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 98 collisions, Raining no high winds 10 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Snowing + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 96 casualties, Passenger 29 casualties, Pedestrian 30 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Wheathampstead
How many road accidents have there been in Wheathampstead?
116 collisions have been recorded in Wheathampstead in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 155 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Wheathampstead were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 17 were serious — 14.7% of all recorded collisions in Wheathampstead resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Wheathampstead?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Wheathampstead, accounting for 20.7% of them, and 25% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Wheathampstead happen on?
88.8% of collisions in Wheathampstead are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Wheathampstead?
Pedestrians make up 19.4% of the 155 casualties recorded in Wheathampstead.
Where does the road accident data for Wheathampstead 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 Wheathampstead cover 1999 to 2025.