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St Albans road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 738 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2001, and 1,151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2000 (876), and casualties fell from 1,345.

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

Collisions in 2001
738
Down 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,151
Down 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2001

1.2% of collisions in St Albans in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight62885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious11910%
  • Slight1,02289%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 738, down 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (17%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.8%)
  • February56 (7.6%)
  • March69 (9.3%)
  • April47 (6.4%)
  • May69 (9.3%)
  • June45 (6.1%)
  • July48 (6.5%)
  • August70 (9.5%)
  • September51 (6.9%)
  • October72 (9.8%)
  • November73 (9.9%)
  • December66 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (60%)
  • Wet or damp274 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph97 (13%)
  • 70 mph320 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway306 (41%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant898 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian59 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (11%)
  • 21 to 25166 (14%)
  • 26 to 35324 (28%)
  • 36 to 45194 (17%)
  • 46 to 55117 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (65%)
  • Passenger344 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,304 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle74 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St Albans

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St Albans ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 99th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2001

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2001, with 61 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2001: 216, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1216403420
2ndA1081658506
3rdM2564102111
4thA51835369112
5thA1057315603
6thA405243405
7thA414223006
8thB653224201
9thA4147162222
10thB651132303
11thB537881500
12thB6528801
13thB48771002
14thB6917900
15thB46304500
16thM104712
17thA53501
18thB5563400
19thB64242200
20thA1(M)1100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2001

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 184.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2001

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2001: 224.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years