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St Albans road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2012, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (390), and casualties fell from 542.

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

Collisions in 2012
379
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
528
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2012

1.1% of collisions in St Albans in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight47189%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 379, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 379
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (19%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (8.4%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February31 (8.2%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May24 (6.3%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August29 (7.7%)
  • September33 (8.7%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (60%)
  • Wet or damp141 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph174 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph133 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (31%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (65%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist42 (8%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (23%)
  • 36 to 4596 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (68%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (75%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 137th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2012

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2012, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2012: 64, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16411713
2ndA414394902
3rdM25335705
4thA1081293314
5thA5183212102
6thA1057141805
7thA405131602
8thB653112111
9thB6526600
10thA41474502
11thB6514401
12thB46303401
13thA52401
14thB4872202
15thB53782210
16thB6912300
17thB1971100
18thB5561100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2012

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 109.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2012

AL2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2012: 102.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2012, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years