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St Albans road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2011, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (416), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 2011
390
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
542
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2011

1.3% of collisions in St Albans in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious499%
  • Slight48890%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 390, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (21%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday48 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (10%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July37 (9.5%)
  • August21 (5.4%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph175 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (13%)
  • 70 mph113 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (28%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (63%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (22%)
  • 36 to 4598 (18%)
  • 46 to 5587 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (67%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 139th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2011

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2011, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2011

The A1081 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2011: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1081435416
2ndM1427503
3rdA414385816
4thA5183334403
5thM25336011
6thA1057181903
7thA405162301
8thB651141712
9thA41477700
10thB6526700
11thB6535610
12thB4874600
13thB53784702
14thB6914501
15thB46303402
16thA1(M)1400
17thB5561100
18thB64241200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2011

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 121.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2011

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2011: 106.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years