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St Albans road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2017, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2016 (365), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 2017
281
Down 23% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
403
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2017

1.8% of collisions in St Albans in 2017 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious279.6%
  • Slight24989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious307.4%
  • Slight36891%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 281, down 23% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 281
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (20%)
  • Thursday52 (19%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March26 (9.3%)
  • April22 (7.8%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June20 (7.1%)
  • July21 (7.5%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September18 (6.4%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November22 (7.8%)
  • December25 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (11%)
  • 70 mph106 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (39%)
  • Roundabout34 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (68%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3594 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (17%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (67%)
  • Passenger102 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 172nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2017

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2017, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2017

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2017: 65, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16511307
2ndA414284122
3rdA1081242904
4thM25192701
5thA405162201
6thA5183111500
7thB6517801
8thA10573510
9thA41473300
10thB6533401
11thB4872300
12thB53782200
13thB6522200
14thB6912200
15thA11400
16thB46301100
17thB4781301
18thB64241100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2017

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 73.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2017

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2017: 76.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years