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St Albans road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1981, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (606), and casualties rose from 817.

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

Collisions in 1981
603
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
847
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
25% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1981

2.2% of collisions in St Albans in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious15225%
  • Slight43873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious18322%
  • Slight65077%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 603, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.5%)
  • February24 (4%)
  • March49 (8.1%)
  • April54 (9%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June37 (6.1%)
  • July64 (11%)
  • August47 (7.8%)
  • September57 (9.5%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November72 (12%)
  • December43 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (62%)
  • Wet or damp205 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph336 (56%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (21%)
  • 70 mph109 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (20%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20240 (28%)
  • 21 to 25129 (15%)
  • 26 to 35146 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (59%)
  • Passenger242 (29%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (67%)
  • Motorcycle173 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 143rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1981

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1981: 104, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1081104149126
2ndM15794113
3rdA51834762211
4thA4054569312
5thA414384917
6thB651254004
7thA6129162103
8thB5378162302
9thB487132217
10thB463091101
11thB55661102
12thB6915501
13thM105711
14thB64264601
15thB6523302
16thA62202
17thA10831101
18thB62461301
19thB64241101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1981

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 231.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1981

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1981: 181.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years