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St Albans road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1998, and 1,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (715), and casualties rose from 1,041.

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

Collisions in 1998
768
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,098
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1998

0.4% of collisions in St Albans in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10313%
  • Slight66286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12111%
  • Slight97489%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 768, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (17%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.8%)
  • February43 (5.6%)
  • March61 (7.9%)
  • April64 (8.3%)
  • May56 (7.3%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July84 (11%)
  • August66 (8.6%)
  • September75 (9.8%)
  • October64 (8.3%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December70 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (59%)
  • Wet or damp304 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (41%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph123 (16%)
  • 70 mph305 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway285 (37%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant823 (75%)
  • Pedestrian82 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (11%)
  • 21 to 25155 (14%)
  • 26 to 35285 (26%)
  • 36 to 45173 (16%)
  • 46 to 55128 (12%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (63%)
  • Passenger326 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,350 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 98th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1998: 198, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1198325126
2ndA108190115012
3rdM25548016
4thA5183496816
5thA414355101
6thA1057212604
7thA405202803
8thA4147193605
9thB651192602
10thB653162304
11thB46308802
12thB537871202
13thB65271301
14thB4876901
15thB5566902
16thB6916800
17thA51100
18thB64241101
19thB64261100
20thM101100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1998

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 208.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1998

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1998: 217.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years