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St Albans road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1995, and 1,017 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1994 (623), and casualties rose from 846.

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

Collisions in 1995
692
Up 11% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,017
Up 20% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1995

1.4% of collisions in St Albans in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious11016%
  • Slight57283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious12913%
  • Slight87886%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 692, up 11% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday98 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.9%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March58 (8.4%)
  • April55 (7.9%)
  • May45 (6.5%)
  • June75 (11%)
  • July55 (7.9%)
  • August42 (6.1%)
  • September78 (11%)
  • October57 (8.2%)
  • November63 (9.1%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (60%)
  • Wet or damp255 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (43%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (20%)
  • 70 mph226 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (31%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant728 (72%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20153 (15%)
  • 21 to 25166 (16%)
  • 26 to 35222 (22%)
  • 36 to 45169 (17%)
  • 46 to 55103 (10%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (63%)
  • Passenger295 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,178 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 110th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1995

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1995: 145, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1145259218
2ndA108187115011
3rdA51836082510
4thM25406306
5thA414263201
6thB651233408
7thA1057212716
8thA4147192105
9thA405171903
10thB5378142802
11thB652101104
12thB653101601
13thB6918800
14thB46307811
15thB4875601
16thM104501
17thB5563600
18thB64241200
19thB64261101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1995

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 197.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1995

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1995: 197.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years