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St Albans road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2013, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (379), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2013
342
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
473
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2013

0.9% of collisions in St Albans in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight41888%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 342, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 342
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7.3%)
  • July34 (9.9%)
  • August17 (5%)
  • September44 (13%)
  • October32 (9.4%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (67%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph154 (45%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (13%)
  • 70 mph111 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (26%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (66%)
  • Cyclist48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (70%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 155th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2013

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2013, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2013

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2013: 62, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16211415
2ndA414324203
3rdA1081283415
4thA5183253306
5thM25222902
6thA1057151802
7thB651111402
8thA40591301
9thA414781003
10thB65381711
11thB6526702
12thB53785501
13thB4874600
14thB6913501
15thB5562300
16thA51100
17thB46301100
18thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2013

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 96.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2013

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2013: 87.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years