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St Albans road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2008, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (616), and casualties fell from 891.

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

Collisions in 2008
526
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
774
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2008

0.6% of collisions in St Albans in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight45787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious749.6%
  • Slight69790%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 526, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.6%)
  • February58 (11%)
  • March50 (9.5%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May44 (8.4%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July33 (6.3%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September49 (9.3%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November36 (6.8%)
  • December40 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (68%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph216 (41%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (11%)
  • 70 mph200 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway194 (37%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20124 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (18%)
  • 36 to 45146 (19%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (65%)
  • Passenger213 (28%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car807 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 106th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2008

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2008, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2008: 109, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1109204010
2ndA1081506218
3rdM25487901
4thA5183355206
5thA414303801
6thA405283804
7thA1057222614
8thB653111804
9thB691101002
10thB537891501
11thM1081403
12thB4876902
13thB6516703
14thA41474400
15thA54411
16thB46304602
17thB5564600
18thB64241100
19thB6521100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2008

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 137.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2008

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2008: 130.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years