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St Albans road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2018, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (281), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 2018
286
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
423
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2018

1.4% of collisions in St Albans in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35584%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 286, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 286
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February25 (8.7%)
  • March20 (7%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June24 (8.4%)
  • July28 (9.8%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October14 (4.9%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (80%)
  • Wet or damp50 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph135 (47%)
  • 40 mph23 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (10%)
  • 70 mph88 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (29%)
  • Roundabout37 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (67%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3588 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (70%)
  • Passenger109 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown22 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 156th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2018

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2018, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2018

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2018: 48, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1487506
2ndM25243802
3rdA414212913
4thA5183202717
5thA1081192504
6thA405101701
7thA105781601
8thB65171003
9thB65371001
10thB6915602
11thA41474400
12thB48741110
13thB53784400
14thA52400
15thB5562200
16thA401100
17thA5131101
18thB46301100
19thB5511100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2018

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 82.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2018

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2018: 68.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2018.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years