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St Albans road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1989, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (689), and casualties fell from 965.

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

Collisions in 1989
685
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
958
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1989

1.9% of collisions in St Albans in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious15122%
  • Slight52176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious16818%
  • Slight77581%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 685, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (11%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (17%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.9%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March63 (9.2%)
  • April66 (9.6%)
  • May56 (8.2%)
  • June51 (7.4%)
  • July49 (7.2%)
  • August45 (6.6%)
  • September45 (6.6%)
  • October59 (8.6%)
  • November75 (11%)
  • December64 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (60%)
  • Wet or damp256 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph325 (47%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph128 (19%)
  • 70 mph195 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (65%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist66 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20177 (18%)
  • 21 to 25165 (17%)
  • 26 to 35217 (23%)
  • 36 to 45113 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (59%)
  • Passenger290 (30%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle83 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 132nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1989

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1989: 128, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1128215430
2ndA108191113220
3rdA51836383112
4thM25355107
5thA1057323815
6thB651253807
7thA414202903
8thB653161804
9thA405152413
10thB5378141705
11thB691101102
12thA414781212
13thB6527700
14thB48751012
15thB64265701
16thB46303300
17thB5563401
18thM101100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1989

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 228.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1989

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1989: 182.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years