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St Albans road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 876 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2000, and 1,345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1999 (784), and casualties rose from 1,210.

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

Collisions in 2000
876
Up 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,345
Up 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2000

0.9% of collisions in St Albans in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10812%
  • Slight76087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious1309.7%
  • Slight1,20790%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 876, up 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (14%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.2%)
  • February70 (8%)
  • March77 (8.8%)
  • April69 (7.9%)
  • May88 (10%)
  • June55 (6.3%)
  • July67 (7.6%)
  • August64 (7.3%)
  • September61 (7%)
  • October84 (9.6%)
  • November91 (10%)
  • December78 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight633 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (58%)
  • Wet or damp356 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph336 (38%)
  • 40 mph45 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (13%)
  • 70 mph372 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway348 (40%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,016 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian80 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant67 (5%)
  • Cyclist48 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (13%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35375 (28%)
  • 36 to 45235 (17%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider887 (66%)
  • Passenger378 (28%)
  • Pedestrian80 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,527 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes134 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle86 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 85th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2000: 261, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1261489130
2ndA10817599010
3rdA51835268310
4thM25488306
5thA1057436205
6thA405313911
7thA414314313
8thA4147233404
9thB653233113
10thB651172700
11thB691101103
12thB48791803
13thB537891301
14thB6525701
15thB5564500
16thB46303302
17thM103300
18thB64242200
19thA101100
20thA51100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2000

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 224.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2000

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2000: 284.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years