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St Albans road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1984, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (545), and casualties rose from 772.

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

Collisions in 1984
608
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
816
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1984

2% of collisions in St Albans in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious13622%
  • Slight46076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious15919%
  • Slight64379%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 608, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.2%)
  • February37 (6.1%)
  • March54 (8.9%)
  • April42 (6.9%)
  • May48 (7.9%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July41 (6.7%)
  • August33 (5.4%)
  • September50 (8.2%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November73 (12%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (53%)
  • Wet or damp267 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (54%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph131 (22%)
  • 70 mph103 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (17%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20205 (25%)
  • 21 to 25141 (17%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (60%)
  • Passenger232 (28%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car843 (71%)
  • Motorcycle142 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in St Albans

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How St Albans ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 149th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1984

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1984: 96, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA108196126323
2ndM163100113
3rdA51835677314
4thA4145574214
5thA405324819
6thB651294408
7thA6129192708
8thB487131503
9thB691101402
10thB537891002
11thB6529901
12thB46308803
13thA661311
14thB5566601
15thB64265901
16thM1051402
17thB64243400
18thA41472401
19thB6531200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1984

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 233.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1984

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1984: 185.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years