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St Albans road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2010, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (434), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 2010
416
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
598
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2010

1% of collisions in St Albans in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight52988%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 416, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February38 (9.1%)
  • March41 (9.9%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August24 (5.8%)
  • September31 (7.5%)
  • October38 (9.1%)
  • November29 (7%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (66%)
  • Wet or damp113 (27%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph165 (40%)
  • 40 mph25 (6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (14%)
  • 70 mph140 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (32%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 35131 (22%)
  • 36 to 45113 (19%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 130th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2010

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2010, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2010: 72, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM172129111
2ndA1081435204
3rdM25416917
4thA414324107
5thA5183233402
6thA1057172410
7thA405152103
8thB65192002
9thB65391500
10thA41476703
11thA55700
12thB53785601
13thB6524601
14thB6914401
15thB46303300
16thB5563300
17thB4872400
18thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2010

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 112.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2010

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2010: 96.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2010, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years