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St Albans road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2019, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (286), and casualties rose from 423.

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

Collisions in 2019
294
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
434
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2019

0.7% of collisions in St Albans in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6020%
  • Slight23279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight36384%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 294, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 294
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August20 (6.8%)
  • September22 (7.5%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph133 (45%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (12%)
  • 70 mph89 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (36%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (71%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2538 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35112 (26%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (68%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 141st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2019

St Stephen, St Albans, AL2 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2019, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2019

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2019: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16111509
2ndA1081253713
3rdA414252805
4thA5183233417
5thA405151902
6thM25142602
7thA105791003
8thB65381301
9thB48751101
10thB6515501
11thA41474602
12thB6914401
13thB55631201
14thB46302200
15thB53782200

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2019

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 69.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2019

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2019: 75.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years