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St Albans road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2016, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (333), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 2016
365
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
508
Up 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2016

1.4% of collisions in St Albans in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight30985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight44888%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 365, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 365
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (7.1%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March30 (8.2%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October33 (9%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (68%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph170 (47%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph33 (9%)
  • 70 mph122 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (34%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (70%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (16%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (72%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown28 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 132nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2016

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2016, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2016

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2016: 80, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18012508
2ndA1081354916
3rdM25253401
4thA414233511
5thA5183162314
6thA405151914
7thA1057121502
8thB65191202
9thA41477801
10thB65361100
11thB5565600
12thB6524500
13thB53783501
14thB4872400
15thA51100
16thA921200
17thB46301100
18thB64241200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2016

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 103.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2016

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2016: 89.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years