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St Albans road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1980, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (678), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1980
606
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
817
Down 13% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
33% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1980

2.3% of collisions in St Albans in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious20033%
  • Slight39265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious24230%
  • Slight56069%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 606, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February44 (7.3%)
  • March45 (7.4%)
  • April40 (6.6%)
  • May41 (6.8%)
  • June50 (8.3%)
  • July41 (6.8%)
  • August60 (9.9%)
  • September46 (7.6%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November59 (9.7%)
  • December54 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (60%)
  • Wet or damp222 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph118 (19%)
  • 70 mph116 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (19%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20236 (29%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35133 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (63%)
  • Passenger201 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (65%)
  • Motorcycle160 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 144th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1980

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1980: 102, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1081102140232
2ndM163102123
3rdA51835573214
4thA4054460217
5thA414395139
6thB5378192318
7thB651192715
8thA6129131406
9thB487101615
10thB652101103
11thA41281504
12thB642681003
13thM1081113
14thB55661504
15thB6916603
16thB46303401
17thA62202
18thB64241101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1980

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 225.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1980

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1980: 164.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1980, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years