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St Albans road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1996, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (692), and casualties rose from 1,017.

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

Collisions in 1996
739
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,089
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1996

0.8% of collisions in St Albans in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11916%
  • Slight61483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious14413%
  • Slight93886%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 739, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday141 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7%)
  • February59 (8%)
  • March60 (8.1%)
  • April62 (8.4%)
  • May49 (6.6%)
  • June48 (6.5%)
  • July48 (6.5%)
  • August59 (8%)
  • September67 (9.1%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November72 (9.7%)
  • December85 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (14%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (62%)
  • Wet or damp256 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (42%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph115 (16%)
  • 70 mph272 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway260 (35%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant789 (72%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (15%)
  • 21 to 25154 (14%)
  • 26 to 35281 (26%)
  • 36 to 45142 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (60%)
  • Passenger347 (32%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,273 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4%)
  • Motorcycle62 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 105th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1996

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1996: 176, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1176312137
2ndA108180117010
3rdA51836077013
4thM25517205
5thA414314213
6thA1057253404
7thA405233303
8thB651182814
9thB653182002
10thB487122122
11thB69191003
12thB463081101
13thB537861100
14thB55661100
15thB6526701
16thA41474501
17thA52301
18thB64242201
19thM101300

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1996

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 202.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1996

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1996: 208.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years