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St Albans road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2004, and 1,269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2003 (767), and casualties rose from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 2004
820
Up 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,269
Up 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2004

0.9% of collisions in St Albans in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight70786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13210%
  • Slight1,13089%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 820, up 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday126 (15%)
  • Wednesday119 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (17%)
  • Friday139 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.8%)
  • February51 (6.2%)
  • March55 (6.7%)
  • April60 (7.3%)
  • May69 (8.4%)
  • June75 (9.1%)
  • July73 (8.9%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September56 (6.8%)
  • October83 (10%)
  • November85 (10%)
  • December78 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry502 (61%)
  • Wet or damp303 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph296 (36%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (2%)
  • 60 mph87 (11%)
  • 70 mph381 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway356 (43%)
  • Roundabout44 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant971 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (6%)
  • Pedestrian70 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant55 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist48 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (13%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35299 (24%)
  • 36 to 45219 (17%)
  • 46 to 55122 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider846 (67%)
  • Passenger353 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,392 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes136 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 73rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2004

Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2004, with 57 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2004: 247, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1247487224
2ndM2579118110
3rdA1081678929
4thA414415905
5thA5183365216
6thA1057212704
7thA405192701
8thB691151702
9thB651142101
10thB487132404
11thB653121801
12thB5378101300
13thM1081300
14thA41477701
15thB46305700
16thB6524500
17thA53601
18thB5563300

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2004

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 186.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2004

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2004: 274.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years