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St Albans road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2006, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2005 (756), and casualties fell from 1,189.

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

Collisions in 2006
583
Down 23% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
825
Down 31% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2006

0.9% of collisions in St Albans in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight51087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious789.5%
  • Slight74190%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 583, down 23% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.7%)
  • February50 (8.6%)
  • March51 (8.7%)
  • April45 (7.7%)
  • May54 (9.3%)
  • June47 (8.1%)
  • July57 (9.8%)
  • August33 (5.7%)
  • September47 (8.1%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December46 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (67%)
  • Wet or damp184 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph225 (39%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph79 (14%)
  • 70 mph217 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway221 (38%)
  • Roundabout41 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant606 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (13%)
  • 21 to 2581 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35203 (25%)
  • 36 to 45164 (20%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (69%)
  • Passenger201 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 103rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2006

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2006, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2006

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2006: 127, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM112720307
2ndA1081649707
3rdM25426033
4thA5183375516
5thA414344312
6thA405274404
7thA1057212403
8thB487121700
9thM10111101
10thB651101101
11thB537891102
12thB65271001
13thB55661002
14thB6535500
15thA41474404
16thB6914501
17thA51101
18thB4621100
19thB46301100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2006

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 147.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2006

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2006: 153.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years