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St Albans road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1990, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (685), and casualties rose from 958.

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

Collisions in 1990
684
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
986
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1990

1.6% of collisions in St Albans in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious13119%
  • Slight54279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight81483%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 684, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (11%)
  • Tuesday85 (12%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.5%)
  • February47 (6.9%)
  • March57 (8.3%)
  • April71 (10%)
  • May57 (8.3%)
  • June53 (7.7%)
  • July45 (6.6%)
  • August43 (6.3%)
  • September62 (9.1%)
  • October71 (10%)
  • November68 (9.9%)
  • December52 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (62%)
  • Wet or damp248 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (44%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (17%)
  • 70 mph223 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (30%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (68%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20196 (20%)
  • 21 to 25176 (18%)
  • 26 to 35195 (20%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (60%)
  • Passenger310 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,148 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 136th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1990

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1990: 151, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1151253226
2ndA10817591013
3rdA51834869113
4thA1057344907
5thM25295526
6thA414243604
7thB653212704
8thB651182515
9thA405172621
10thA4147121503
11thB48791012
12thB6528803
13thB5567800
14thB6916701
15thB46305701
16thB53784601
17thM104601

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1990

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 206.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1990

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1990: 181.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years