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St Albans road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 791 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2002, and 1,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2001 (738), and casualties rose from 1,151.

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

Collisions in 2002
791
Up 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,249
Up 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2002

0.5% of collisions in St Albans in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight68186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious12510%
  • Slight1,12090%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 791, up 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday145 (18%)
  • Saturday98 (12%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.5%)
  • February67 (8.5%)
  • March64 (8.1%)
  • April48 (6.1%)
  • May69 (8.7%)
  • June60 (7.6%)
  • July66 (8.3%)
  • August56 (7.1%)
  • September63 (8%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November74 (9.4%)
  • December69 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (19%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (56%)
  • Wet or damp338 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (38%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph95 (12%)
  • 70 mph355 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway326 (41%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,002 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian55 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (3%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (14%)
  • 21 to 25153 (12%)
  • 26 to 35314 (25%)
  • 36 to 45227 (18%)
  • 46 to 55162 (13%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider788 (63%)
  • Passenger406 (33%)
  • Pedestrian55 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,376 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How St Albans ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 86th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2002

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2002, with 67 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2002: 232, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1232418130
2ndA108174111012
3rdM2566105010
4thA5183457218
5thA1057415904
6thA414345002
7thA405274604
8thB651193404
9thB653193613
10thA4147152303
11thB4630111201
12thB537881001
13thB6528901
14thB69171000
15thB4876901
16thM104400
17thB5562201
18thA51200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2002

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 207.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2002

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2002: 241.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years