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St Albans road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,623 road traffic collisions in St Albans from 1979 to 2025, and 36,856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 367 were fatal and 4,493 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 230 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (200), and casualties rose from 287 to 326.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,623
116th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36,856
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
367
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
230
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity in St Albans

1.4% of collisions in St Albans from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3671.4%
  • Serious4,49318%
  • Slight20,76381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3931.1%
  • Serious5,36315%
  • Slight31,10084%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. In 2025 there were 230, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 230
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025230326
2024200287
2023284371
2022286421
2021268392
2020217292
2019294434
2018286423
2017281403
2016365508
2015333458
2014333455
2013342473
2012379528
2011390542
2010416598
2009434649
2008526774
2007616891
2006583825
20057561,189
20048201,269
20037671,184
20027911,249
20017381,151
20008761,345
19997841,210
19987681,098
19977151,041
19967391,089
19956921,017
1994623846
1993620872
1992551750
1991600842
1990684986
1989685958
1988689965
1987631839
1986693967
1985656890
1984608816
1983545772
1982642853
1981603847
1980606817
1979678944

When and where crashes happen in St Albans

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,452 (13%)
  • Tuesday3,680 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,765 (15%)
  • Thursday3,910 (15%)
  • Friday4,515 (18%)
  • Saturday3,437 (13%)
  • Sunday2,864 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59994 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59533 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,668 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,830 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,612 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,786 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,910 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,290 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,097 (8.2%)
  • February1,850 (7.2%)
  • March2,067 (8.1%)
  • April1,927 (7.5%)
  • May2,114 (8.3%)
  • June2,022 (7.9%)
  • July2,050 (8%)
  • August2,019 (7.9%)
  • September2,154 (8.4%)
  • October2,436 (9.5%)
  • November2,556 (10%)
  • December2,331 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,242 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,894 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,107 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown243 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit137 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,065 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,828 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds354 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds309 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist264 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds130 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other433 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded211 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,847 (62%)
  • Wet or damp9,011 (35%)
  • Frost or ice495 (1.9%)
  • Snow97 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep67 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded91 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph144 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph11,484 (45%)
  • 40 mph1,522 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph418 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph3,774 (15%)
  • 70 mph8,279 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,250 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway7,849 (31%)
  • Roundabout1,662 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road809 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in St Albans

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,091 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist3,563 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian3,013 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist2,359 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant1,232 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)685 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant359 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant229 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant192 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant85 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5611 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10979 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,733 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 205,990 (16%)
  • 21 to 255,217 (14%)
  • 26 to 358,071 (22%)
  • 36 to 455,623 (15%)
  • 46 to 553,920 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,462 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,239 (3.4%)
  • Over 75874 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded137 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,636 (64%)
  • Passenger10,207 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,013 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car39,777 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,635 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,103 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,618 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2,406 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach563 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car365 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle278 (0.5%)
  • Minibus175 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown123 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in St Albans

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St Albans

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St Albans ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 116th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
113thRhondda Cynon Taf26,64837,1234963,869
114thHuntingdonshire26,47237,9066355,342
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170
116thSt Albans (this area)25,62336,8563674,493
117thCarmarthenshire25,61937,0115967,185
118thBury25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575

Accident hotspots in St Albans

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans, with 886 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans from 1979 to 2025: 5,088, including 57 fatal and 723 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15,0888,97757723
2ndA10812,9303,93147543
3rdA51831,7922,49347371
4thA4141,5242,07834245
5thM251,4402,23922183
6thA4051,0571,50031203
7thA10577861,06613125
8thB65168195512157
9thB653506791889
10thA41473384781080
11thB4873165191488
12thB5378310444364
13thB691278331048
14thB652261312256
15thB4630239304246
16thB556169247332
17thM10135192529
18thA612998127237
19thA65989217
20thB64265981014

Towns in St Albans

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,614.

Postcode districts in St Albans

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans from 1979 to 2025: 6,439.

Latest crashes in St Albans

Of the latest 24 crashes in St Albans, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity