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St Albans road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 715 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1997, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (739), and casualties fell from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 1997
715
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,041
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1997

1.8% of collisions in St Albans in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight61085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight90787%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 715, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (17%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.6%)
  • February66 (9.2%)
  • March47 (6.6%)
  • April54 (7.6%)
  • May57 (8%)
  • June58 (8.1%)
  • July58 (8.1%)
  • August68 (9.5%)
  • September48 (6.7%)
  • October60 (8.4%)
  • November84 (12%)
  • December68 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (61%)
  • Wet or damp266 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (44%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (15%)
  • 70 mph267 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway245 (34%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (75%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20141 (14%)
  • 21 to 25165 (16%)
  • 26 to 35267 (26%)
  • 36 to 45160 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (63%)
  • Passenger310 (30%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,205 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle59 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 111th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1997: 166, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1166300013
2ndA108188114215
3rdA5183527627
4thM25507316
5thA414344723
6thA1057243004
7thB653244805
8thA4147203116
9thB651192103
10thA405172000
11thB53788902
12thB48771112
13thB6916802
14thB463051001
15thB6525600
16thB5563300
17thB64243500
18thM103400
19thA51100
20thB6561100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1997

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 194.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1997

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1997: 220.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years