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St Albans road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 767 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2003, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (791), and casualties fell from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 2003
767
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,184
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2003

1% of collisions in St Albans in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight66086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1169.8%
  • Slight1,05989%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 767, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday140 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.4%)
  • February52 (6.8%)
  • March55 (7.2%)
  • April50 (6.5%)
  • May60 (7.8%)
  • June61 (8%)
  • July65 (8.5%)
  • August62 (8.1%)
  • September65 (8.5%)
  • October72 (9.4%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December66 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds650 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (68%)
  • Wet or damp230 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (39%)
  • 40 mph38 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (12%)
  • 70 mph330 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway305 (40%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant874 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian67 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist47 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (10%)
  • 21 to 25150 (13%)
  • 26 to 35309 (26%)
  • 36 to 45264 (22%)
  • 46 to 55125 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider765 (65%)
  • Passenger352 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,287 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle90 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 89th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2003

Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2003, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2003: 224, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1224433318
2ndA10818411427
3rdM2571128011
4thA51833953010
5thA1057303402
6thA414212604
7thA405192802
8thB653162405
9thB651152212
10thA4147111513
11thB4630101403
12thB487101503
13thB6918800
14thB6524400
15thM104501
16thB53783402
17thB5563502
18thA52200
19thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2003

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 213.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2003

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2003: 255.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years