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St Albans road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2015, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 2015
333
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
458
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2015

1.8% of collisions in St Albans in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight28285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40188%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 333, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March30 (9%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June23 (6.9%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November27 (8.1%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (74%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph131 (39%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph36 (11%)
  • 70 mph118 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (67%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (16%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (67%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 152nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2015

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2015, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2015: 57, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1578516
2ndA1081334105
3rdM25335314
4thA414262913
5thA5183243203
6thA1057182402
7thA405162801
8thB65392002
9thA41474402
10thB53784502
11thB46303601
12thB6513402
13thB6523300
14thB4872200
15thB5562300
16thB6911100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2015

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 93.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2015

AL1 and AL2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2015, with 80 each.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years