Skip to main content
CrashStats

St Albans road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1986, and 967 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (656), and casualties rose from 890.

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

Collisions in 1986
693
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
967
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1986

1.6% of collisions in St Albans in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious13820%
  • Slight54478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious16117%
  • Slight79582%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 693, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (19%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.1%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March59 (8.5%)
  • April45 (6.5%)
  • May55 (7.9%)
  • June49 (7.1%)
  • July53 (7.6%)
  • August39 (5.6%)
  • September67 (9.7%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December69 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (57%)
  • Wet or damp271 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (51%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph127 (18%)
  • 70 mph153 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (25%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant577 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (14%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20232 (24%)
  • 21 to 25152 (16%)
  • 26 to 35180 (19%)
  • 36 to 45108 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (60%)
  • Passenger277 (29%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (74%)
  • Motorcycle137 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 121st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1986

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1986: 112, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1081112156227
2ndM1110191121
3rdA4145874014
4thA5183506018
5thA4054968310
6thB651253606
7thB653162003
8thB4630101503
9thM1091001
10thB537881102
11thB4877920
12thB64267801
13thB6527901
14thB6917700
15thA661200
16thM253301
17thA41472810
18thB5562201
19thB64242200
20thB1971200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1986

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 236.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1986

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1986: 181.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years