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St Albans road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1982, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (603), and casualties rose from 847.

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

Collisions in 1982
642
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
853
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
27% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1982

2% of collisions in St Albans in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious17427%
  • Slight45571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious20524%
  • Slight63574%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 642, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.3%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March60 (9.3%)
  • April38 (5.9%)
  • May48 (7.5%)
  • June46 (7.2%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August59 (9.2%)
  • September51 (7.9%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December58 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (18%)
  • Fog or mist23 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (52%)
  • Wet or damp271 (42%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph336 (52%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph118 (18%)
  • 70 mph134 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (21%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20233 (27%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (61%)
  • Passenger235 (28%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (66%)
  • Motorcycle180 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 133rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1982

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1982: 105, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1081105135330
2ndM171113016
3rdA4055377412
4thA51835273117
5thA414455808
6thB651202916
7thA6129141704
8thB4630131404
9thB556121713
10thB652121411
11thB487101302
12thB5378101202
13thM105601
14thB6914401
15thB64263301
16thA62410

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1982

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 210.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1982

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1982: 153.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years