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St Albans road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 689 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1988, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (631), and casualties rose from 839.

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

Collisions in 1988
689
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
965
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1988

1.9% of collisions in St Albans in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious15122%
  • Slight52576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious19220%
  • Slight75979%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 689, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.7%)
  • February46 (6.7%)
  • March51 (7.4%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May61 (8.9%)
  • June56 (8.1%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September55 (8%)
  • October79 (11%)
  • November61 (8.9%)
  • December52 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (60%)
  • Wet or damp266 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph326 (47%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph129 (19%)
  • 70 mph183 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (24%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (11%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20207 (21%)
  • 21 to 25158 (16%)
  • 26 to 35196 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.1%)
  • Over 7530 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (61%)
  • Passenger285 (30%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (72%)
  • Motorcycle111 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 125th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1988

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1988: 120, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1120193229
2ndA108193126215
3rdA5183568329
4thA1057334719
5thA414334116
6thA405304019
7thM25233315
8thB653192813
9thB651161903
10thB5378141802
11thB487112206
12thB69191105
13thB65281004
14thB463061001
15thB64263400
16thA62301
17thB5561100
18thM101101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1988

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 249.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1988

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1988: 188.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years