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St Albans road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1991, and 842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (684), and casualties fell from 986.

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

Collisions in 1991
600
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
842
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
25% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1991

2.7% of collisions in St Albans in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious14725%
  • Slight43773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious18822%
  • Slight63876%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 600, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (11%)
  • February49 (8.2%)
  • March42 (7%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June56 (9.3%)
  • July52 (8.7%)
  • August42 (7%)
  • September42 (7%)
  • October56 (9.3%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December50 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (57%)
  • Wet or damp233 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (51%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph111 (19%)
  • 70 mph149 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (24%)
  • Roundabout36 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (10%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20187 (22%)
  • 21 to 25144 (17%)
  • 26 to 35178 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (62%)
  • Passenger243 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car895 (74%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 138th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1991

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1991: 81, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM181132124
2ndA108176116217
3rdA51836389216
4thA414294539
5thA1057263614
6thM25253426
7thB651243605
8thA405152406
9thA4147111903
10thB653111513
11thB46306702
12thB53786900
13thB6526802
14thB6916701
15thB5565810
16thB4874501
17thM102301
18thB64241101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1991

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 200.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1991

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1991: 155.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years