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St Albans road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1993, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1992 (551), and casualties rose from 750.

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

Collisions in 1993
620
Up 13% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
872
Up 16% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1993

1.6% of collisions in St Albans in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight50081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight72483%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 620, up 13% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday121 (20%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9%)
  • February35 (5.6%)
  • March31 (5%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May42 (6.8%)
  • June52 (8.4%)
  • July48 (7.7%)
  • August40 (6.5%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November53 (8.5%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (56%)
  • Wet or damp268 (43%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph305 (49%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (16%)
  • 70 mph178 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (24%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (69%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (14%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35209 (24%)
  • 36 to 45124 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (62%)
  • Passenger241 (28%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 127th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1993

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1993: 106, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1106198316
2ndA10817490111
3rdA5183395806
4thA414324413
5thA1057294424
6thM25253703
7thB653161909
8thA405151711
9thA4147131704
10thB5378131803
11thB48791704
12thB65191002
13thB69181002
14thB55671102
15thB6526701
16thM1061002
17thB46304501
18thB64242200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1993

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 195.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1993

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1993: 158.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years