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St Albans road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2020, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (294), and casualties fell from 434.

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

Collisions in 2020
217
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
292
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2020

3.7% of collisions in St Albans in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight15772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22978%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 217, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 217
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (21%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February26 (12%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April9 (4.1%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August21 (9.7%)
  • September21 (9.7%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December21 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (65%)
  • Wet or damp72 (33%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph101 (47%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (6%)
  • 60 mph22 (10%)
  • 70 mph68 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (36%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (65%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (76%)
  • Passenger47 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 139th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2020

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2020, with 19 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2020

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2020: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1376108
2ndA414243535
3rdA1081152026
4thA405151813
5thM25151903
6thA5183131714
7thA10576802
8thA41475601
9thB4875502
10thB6513310
11thB6533800
12thB46302200
13thB53782802
14thB6912200
15thB5561100
16thB64241100
17thB6521100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2020

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 55.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2020

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2020: 62.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2020, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years