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St Albans road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1983, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (642), and casualties fell from 853.

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

Collisions in 1983
545
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
772
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
31% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1983

2.6% of collisions in St Albans in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious17031%
  • Slight36166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious21428%
  • Slight54370%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 545, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.8%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March40 (7.3%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May53 (9.7%)
  • June35 (6.4%)
  • July54 (9.9%)
  • August43 (7.9%)
  • September51 (9.4%)
  • October51 (9.4%)
  • November48 (8.8%)
  • December42 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (64%)
  • Wet or damp185 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph317 (58%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (15%)
  • 70 mph102 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (20%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Cyclist79 (10%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20196 (25%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (63%)
  • Passenger191 (25%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (66%)
  • Motorcycle152 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 159th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1983

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1983: 85, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA108185106325
2ndM16299215
3rdA518353110424
4thA4144053114
5thA4053340113
6thB651253106
7thA6129121506
8thB4630101811
9thB69191401
10thM1081613
11thB65271001
12thB48761204
13thB537861204
14thB5565501
15thA62301
16thB64262501
17thA41471101
18thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1983

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 199.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1983

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1983: 150.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years