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St Albans road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2014, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (342), and casualties fell from 473.

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

Collisions in 2014
333
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
455
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2014

0.9% of collisions in St Albans in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight28586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40389%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 333, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 333
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (19%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March31 (9.3%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August19 (5.7%)
  • September14 (4.2%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (11%)
  • 70 mph110 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (31%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (68%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (69%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 166th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2014

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2014, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2014: 64, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16410505
2ndA414365309
3rdA1081334805
4thM25202911
5thA5183182115
6thA1057141702
7thA405121401
8thB65391201
9thB4874800
10thA41473400
11thB53783600
12thB6513703
13thB6913400
14thB6522300
15thA51201
16thB46301100
17thB5561100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2014

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 101.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2014

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2014: 88.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years