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St Albans road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2007, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (583), and casualties rose from 825.

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

Collisions in 2007
616
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
891
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2007

1.8% of collisions in St Albans in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious8910%
  • Slight79189%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 616, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (18%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.9%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March53 (8.6%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May50 (8.1%)
  • June55 (8.9%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September46 (7.5%)
  • October56 (9.1%)
  • November55 (8.9%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (69%)
  • Wet or damp183 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph254 (41%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph78 (13%)
  • 70 mph219 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway225 (37%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant650 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (14%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35220 (25%)
  • 36 to 45154 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (12%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (70%)
  • Passenger215 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 94th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2007

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2007, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2007

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2007: 128, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1128217011
2ndA1081587919
3rdM25518916
4thA414354206
5thA5183334915
6thA405294003
7thA1057233713
8thB653172301
9thB691121402
10thA4147111812
11thB487112132
12thB463091001
13thB6518802
14thB65281002
15thM105500
16thA54900
17thB53783400
18thB5562200
19thA41451100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2007

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 155.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2007

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2007: 162.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years