Route 33 NJ accidents, Trenton to Neptune: 655 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024
New Jersey police reported 2,428 car accidents on Route 33 in 2023 and 2024, and 655 of them hurt or killed someone. Hamilton Township had the most of those injury accidents, 158, followed by Neptune Township with 122.
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Which towns does Route 33 pass through, and what name is on the record?
Route 33 crosses 15 towns in Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth counties, and police often write a local street name instead of the route number. Look for Greenwood Avenue, the Theodore J Narozanick Highway or Corlies Avenue on your report. Codes such as "first harmful event" are explained in our guide to reading a New Jersey crash report.
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| Town, county | Name on the police record | All accidents | Hurt or killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township, Mercer | Greenwood Avenue, Nottingham Way | 500 | 158 |
| Neptune Township, Monmouth | Corlies Avenue | 485 | 122 |
| Howell Township, Monmouth | Theodore J Narozanick Highway | 175 | 52 |
| Trenton, Mercer | Greenwood Avenue | 174 | 45 |
| Manalapan Township, Monmouth | Theodore J Narozanick Highway | 160 | 45 |
| Wall Township, Monmouth | route number only | 280 | 44 |
All 15 towns in milepost order, with Route 33's share of each town's injury accidents
| Town, county | Local name on the police record | All accidents | Hurt or killed | Share of the town's injury accidents on all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton, Mercer | Greenwood Avenue | 174 | 45 | 3.8% (of 1,182) |
| Hamilton Township, Mercer | Greenwood Avenue, Nottingham Way | 500 | 158 | 11.8% (of 1,344) |
| Robbinsville Township, Mercer | route number only | 52 | 14 | 6.4% (of 218) |
| Hightstown, Mercer | Mercer Street, Franklin Street, Main Street | 54 | 18 | 48.6% (of 37) |
| East Windsor Township, Mercer | Franklin Street | 137 | 40 | 11.9% (of 335) |
| Monroe Township, Middlesex | route number only | 76 | 22 | 6.9% (of 318) |
| Millstone Township, Monmouth | route number only | 74 | 20 | 12.2% (of 164) |
| Manalapan Township, Monmouth | Theodore J Narozanick Highway | 160 | 45 | 15.9% (of 283) |
| Freehold Township, Monmouth | Theodore J Narozanick Highway; Business Route 33 | 145 | 38 | 7.5% (of 510) |
| Freehold Borough, Monmouth | Business Route 33 (Park Avenue) | 29 | 8 | 7.3% (of 110) |
| Howell Township, Monmouth | Theodore J Narozanick Highway | 175 | 52 | 10.1% (of 516) |
| Wall Township, Monmouth | route number only | 280 | 44 | 7.1% (of 620) |
| Tinton Falls, Monmouth | route number only | 52 | 19 | 6.6% (of 286) |
| Neptune City, Monmouth | Corlies Avenue | 35 | 10 | 14.3% (of 70) |
| Neptune Township, Monmouth | Corlies Avenue | 485 | 122 | 24.5% (of 497) |
| Route 33 total | 2,428 | 655 |
Monmouth County had 358 of the 655 injury accidents, Mercer 275 and Middlesex 22, all of them in Monroe Township. The Middlesex County accident hub covers Monroe's other roads.
Where do most Route 33 accidents happen?
Klockner Road in Hamilton Township leads: 24 injury accidents out of 56 there in 2024 and 2025. Four of the ten busiest cross streets are in Neptune Township.
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| Cross street | Town | Hurt or killed | All accidents | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klockner Road | Hamilton Township | 24 | 56 | 3 |
| West Bangs Avenue (County 17) | Neptune Township | 17 | 35 | 0 |
| Butcher Road (County 619) | Monroe Township | 13 | 39 | 0 |
| Donald Drive | Hamilton Township | 12 | 45 | 0 |
| Wakefield Road | Neptune Township | 11 | 29 | 2 |
| Probasco Road | East Windsor Township | 10 | 36 | 1 |
| Route 547 (Asbury Road) | Wall Township | 9 | 80 | 0 |
| Wemrock Road | Freehold Township | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Memorial Drive (County 40 Alternate) | Neptune Township | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Neptune Boulevard | Neptune Township | 8 | 16 | 0 |
Hightstown depends on Route 33 more than any other town: 18 of the borough's 37 injury accidents, and 5 of its 7 pedestrian accidents, were on the road. In Neptune Township it was about one in four, 122 of 497.
Wall Township runs the other way. Its 280 Route 33 records include only 44 injury accidents, about 16 percent against 27 percent road-wide. Asbury Road alone had 80 accidents but 9 injury accidents.
The Wall Township accident page has the town's other roads, and the statewide intersection ranking compares these corners with the rest of New Jersey.
How do you get a Route 33 police report from the NJ State Police?
In Millstone Township, start with the State Police: their Hamilton station is named on 72 of 75 Millstone Route 33 records for 2024 and 2025. Elsewhere a station is rarely named, 6 of 91 records in Monroe.
| Stretch | Start with | Fees, hours and steps |
|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township | New Jersey State Police online portal, then the township if nothing is found | New Jersey accident report guide |
| Trenton (Greenwood Avenue) | Trenton Police records office | Trenton accident page |
| Hamilton Township | Hamilton Township Police Division Records Unit | Hamilton Township accident page |
The basic crash report is a public record; serious and fatal investigation files are not. If police did not come and someone was hurt, the driver's own report to the Motor Vehicle Commission is due within 10 days. The accident report guide covers both.
What months have the most deer collisions on Route 33?
October to December: 71 of Route 33's 141 deer collisions in 2023 and 2024 came in those three months. Freehold Township, Manalapan, Howell and Millstone held 102 of the 141. Our Freehold Township accident page has the township's own deer numbers.
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| Town | Deer first | All Route 33 records in the town | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Township | 39 | 145 | 26.9% |
| Manalapan Township | 29 | 160 | 18.1% |
| Howell Township | 18 | 175 | 10.3% |
| Millstone Township | 16 | 74 | 21.6% |
| Other 11 towns | 39 | 1,874 | 2.1% |
| All of Route 33 | 141 | 2,428 | 5.8% |
Deer were 5.8 percent of Route 33 records, against 3.6 percent on all New Jersey roads, and only 8 of the 141 hurt someone. What to do after hitting one is on our deer collision page.
Are turning and crossing collisions more common on Route 33 than statewide?
Yes. Right-angle and left-turn accidents were about 36 percent of Route 33 injury accidents, 237 of 655, against about 27 percent statewide.
Left turns alone were 11 percent here, under 5 percent statewide. Rear-end accidents were still the single largest type, 215 of 655.5
How many people died on Route 33 from 2023 to 2025, and how many were walking?
Nine people died in nine accidents, seven of them in 2024. Four of the people killed were pedestrians, and three of those four deaths came after dark.
| Month | Town | Record names (road at cross street) | Police-coded type | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Manalapan Township | Business Route 33 at Yates Road | Fixed object | Daylight |
| January 2024 | Neptune Township | Route 33 at West Bangs Avenue | Left turn or U-turn | Dusk |
| April 2024 | Howell Township | Route 33 at West Renaissance Boulevard | Opposite direction (head-on or angular) | Daylight |
| August 2024 | Freehold Borough | Business Route 33 at Monmouth Avenue | Pedestrian (pedestrian killed) | Daylight |
| September 2024 | Hamilton Township | Greenwood Avenue at Klockner Road | Pedestrian (pedestrian killed) | Dark, no street lights |
| October 2024 | Neptune Township | Corlies Avenue at Walnut Avenue | Pedestrian (pedestrian killed) | Dark, street lights off |
| October 2024 | Trenton | Greenwood Avenue at Barlow Street | Fixed object (crossed median) | Daylight |
| November 2024 | Trenton | Greenwood Avenue at Hudson Avenue | Pedestrian (the person killed was not coded as a pedestrian) | Daylight |
| October 2025 (preliminary) | East Windsor Township | Route 33 at Twin Rivers Drive North | Pedestrian (pedestrian killed) | Dark, spot street lights |
Pedestrian accidents were only 39 of 2,428 Route 33 records in 2023 and 2024, yet five of the nine fatal accidents were coded that way. Klockner Road, the top injury corner, is also where one pedestrian died.
Medical bills for a pedestrian are usually paid by PIP on their own or a household auto policy, as our pedestrian crash guide explains. Families can read what New Jersey families can do after a fatal accident.
What else do drivers ask about Route 33?
Fridays and the 3 pm to 6 pm window are the worst times, and Route 33 has far fewer deaths than Route 1 or Route 9.
Was there an accident on Route 33 today?
Not on this page, which counts police records. The preliminary 2025 file already has 1,185 Route 33 records, close to the 1,189 for 2024. For first steps after a fresh accident, see the New Jersey car accident help hub.
What day and time see the most Route 33 injury accidents?
Friday had 127 of the 655, about 19 percent, against about 16 percent statewide. The 3 pm to 6 pm window had 161, about one in four. The statewide pattern is on when most New Jersey accidents happen.
Where does Route 33 meet other numbered highways?
In Neptune Township it meets Route 35, with 32 accidents at Stokes Avenue, and Route 18. It crosses Route 130 in East Windsor and Robbinsville, Route 9 in Freehold Township and Route 1 in Trenton.
Is Route 33 the deadliest road in New Jersey?
No. Route 33 had 8 deaths in 2023 and 2024, against 50 on Route 1 in NJ, 27 on Route 9 and 13 on Route 35. The statewide intersection ranking compares single corners.7
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The counts on this page are police-reported car accidents from NJDOT crash records, analyzed by us. They show where and when accidents where someone was hurt happened on Route 33. They do not show who was at fault in any accident, and they say nothing about whether you have a claim or what it could be worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own auto policy's PIP pays eligible medical expenses "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit and after its deductible and co-pay. If you chose your health insurance as primary, it pays first and PIP pays second. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate: it depends on fault and on the lawsuit option on your policy. 8
- Being partly at fault does not stop you from recovering, as long as your share is not greater than the other driver's, or the combined share of all the drivers you claim against (the "51 percent" rule). Your damages are reduced by your share. 9
- If someone is hurt or killed, or property damage to any one person is over $500, the driver must tell the police right away and send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days, unless a police officer files one. If police did not investigate, New Jersey's SR-1 self-reporting form is the form for that. 10
- An injury lawsuit generally must be filed within two years, and a claim against a public body (a town, the state, NJ Transit) needs a written notice within 90 days. These are general rules with exceptions; check your own dates with a lawyer. 11
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- Our town count of NJDOT crash records, 2023 and 2024, from the cleaned copy kept by hudcostreets/nj-crashes. Town totals cover every road in that town.
- Our count of NJDOT crash records, cross street as written by police, 2024 and 2025.
- Station count: our reading of the NJDOT station field, 2024 and 2025. Agency routes from our agency table: NJSP crash report service, City of Trenton, Police Report and Hamilton Township Records Unit.
- Our count of NJDOT crash records, "first harmful event" as coded by police, 2023 and 2024.
- Our count of NJDOT crash records, police-coded collision type, 2023 and 2024; statewide 30,588 of 112,966 injury accidents.
- Our count of NJDOT crash records with NJ State Police fatal crash statistics, 2023 to 2025; street names as written on the record.
- Our count of NJDOT crash records: weekday and hour for 2023 and 2024; cross routes for 2024 and 2025; other routes from our Route 1, 9 and 35 pages.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6; DOBI health insurance as primary
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we counted
NJDOT crash records, 2023 to 2025 (2025 preliminary), with State Police fatal data added. A record counts as Route 33 when its route number is 33 with a state or US prefix, including Business Route 33 and named versions; county roads are left out.
Towns run west to east by the median milepost of their records. Cross streets and stations use 2024 and 2025; spelling variants are not merged, so those counts are floors. The station field is undocumented, so we read it as the station named on the record.
These are counts, not rates, fault findings or claim values.