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St Albans road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1987, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (693), and casualties fell from 967.

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

Collisions in 1987
631
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
839
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1987

1.4% of collisions in St Albans in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious13622%
  • Slight48677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious15619%
  • Slight67480%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 631, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.3%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March57 (9%)
  • April38 (6%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July45 (7.1%)
  • August62 (9.8%)
  • September55 (8.7%)
  • October58 (9.2%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (53%)
  • Wet or damp268 (42%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (52%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph108 (17%)
  • 70 mph145 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (20%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (13%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20185 (22%)
  • 21 to 25150 (18%)
  • 26 to 35123 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (62%)
  • Passenger230 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car927 (72%)
  • Motorcycle118 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 129th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1987

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1987: 96, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA108196141214
2ndM192144125
3rdA5183476927
4thA4143846110
5thM25324108
6thB651283609
7thA1057222517
8thA405172313
9thB653141702
10thB4630111202
11thB537881813
12thB6917800
13thB64264801
14thB6524503
15thB4873302
16thA62201
17thB1972200
18thB5562200
19thM102201
20thB53751100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1987

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 228.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1987

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1987: 168.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years