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St Albans road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1992, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (600), and casualties fell from 842.

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

Collisions in 1992
551
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
750
Down 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1992

1.3% of collisions in St Albans in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight42878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious14119%
  • Slight60280%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1992 is highlighted, with 551, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February29 (5.3%)
  • March42 (7.6%)
  • April48 (8.7%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July39 (7.1%)
  • August53 (9.6%)
  • September52 (9.4%)
  • October45 (8.2%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December59 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (54%)
  • Wet or damp243 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph275 (50%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph95 (17%)
  • 70 mph137 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant535 (71%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20130 (17%)
  • 21 to 25141 (19%)
  • 26 to 35169 (23%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car955 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 144th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1992

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1992: 90, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM190142118
2ndA10817692012
3rdA5183385127
4thA1057293712
5thM25223304
6thB651182804
7thA414172514
8thA4147162104
9thB653162607
10thA405122203
11thB463081001
12thB65281204
13thB53785603
14thB4874502
15thB6913501
16thB5562210
17thM102201

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1992

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 199.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1992

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1992: 134.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years