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St Albans road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1979, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,623 collisions in St Albans.

Collisions in 1979
678
Casualties in 1979
944
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
30% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1979

2.2% of collisions in St Albans in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious20130%
  • Slight46268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious25127%
  • Slight67572%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 678.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday129 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.2%)
  • February41 (6%)
  • March66 (9.7%)
  • April42 (6.2%)
  • May66 (9.7%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July48 (7.1%)
  • August60 (8.8%)
  • September63 (9.3%)
  • October62 (9.1%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December60 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (59%)
  • Wet or damp236 (35%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.6%)
  • Snow14 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph365 (54%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph90 (13%)
  • 70 mph184 (27%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (21%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)
  • Cyclist80 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20270 (29%)
  • 21 to 25149 (16%)
  • 26 to 35129 (14%)
  • 36 to 4597 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (60%)
  • Passenger272 (29%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car862 (66%)
  • Motorcycle197 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in St Albans

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How St Albans ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 123rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1979

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1979: 85, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM185150120
2ndA108182115427
3rdA4144977111
4thA4054767116
5thA51834556113
6thB6513135110
7thA6294008
8thA6129192829
9thA5121506
10thA412101015
11thB487101405
12thB55691501
13thB65291213
14thB53788902
15thB642671001
16thB69161002
17thM1061112
18thB64241101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1979

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 228.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1979

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1979: 183.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1979, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years