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St Albans road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 1999, and 1,210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (768), and casualties rose from 1,098.

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

Collisions in 1999
784
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,210
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 1999

1.1% of collisions in St Albans in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight66685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious12811%
  • Slight1,07389%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 784, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.2%)
  • February60 (7.7%)
  • March68 (8.7%)
  • April54 (6.9%)
  • May64 (8.2%)
  • June58 (7.4%)
  • July58 (7.4%)
  • August76 (9.7%)
  • September72 (9.2%)
  • October71 (9.1%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December58 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (62%)
  • Wet or damp285 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph102 (13%)
  • 70 mph308 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway271 (35%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant919 (76%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist44 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (13%)
  • 21 to 25178 (15%)
  • 26 to 35279 (23%)
  • 36 to 45199 (16%)
  • 46 to 55130 (11%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.3%)
  • Over 7539 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (61%)
  • Passenger394 (33%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,384 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes116 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 95th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 1999

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 1999: 188, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1188370132
2ndA108179121212
3rdM25618226
4thA5183486909
5thA414375204
6thA1057274303
7thA405253404
8thB653234116
9thA4147142113
10thB651121701
11thB652121300
12thB691101100
13thB48781100
14thB537881500
15thB46307702
16thB5565701
17thB64243302
18thM103300
19thA51301

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 1999

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 221.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 1999

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 1999: 228.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years