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St Albans road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 756 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2005, and 1,189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (820), and casualties fell from 1,269.

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

Collisions in 2005
756
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,189
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2005

1.1% of collisions in St Albans in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8211%
  • Slight66688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious998.3%
  • Slight1,07991%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 756, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (13%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.2%)
  • February52 (6.9%)
  • March60 (7.9%)
  • April61 (8.1%)
  • May62 (8.2%)
  • June71 (9.4%)
  • July55 (7.3%)
  • August63 (8.3%)
  • September66 (8.7%)
  • October66 (8.7%)
  • November69 (9.1%)
  • December69 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (67%)
  • Wet or damp238 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (34%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph83 (11%)
  • 70 mph356 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway336 (44%)
  • Roundabout44 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant909 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian56 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20167 (14%)
  • 21 to 25147 (12%)
  • 26 to 35295 (25%)
  • 36 to 45207 (17%)
  • 46 to 55116 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65100 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider786 (66%)
  • Passenger347 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,276 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes127 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle80 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 79th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2005

Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2005, with 62 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2005: 255, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1255482420
2ndM256410504
3rdA1081627509
4thA414354614
5thA5183273804
6thA1057212802
7thA405192804
8thB651171901
9thB653172601
10thB487142915
11thA4147122312
12thB6529903
13thB53787900
14thB463061100
15thA53400
16thB6913301
17thM103501
18thB5562201
19thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2005

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 155.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2005

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2005: 254.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years