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St Albans road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2021, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (217), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 2021
268
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
392
Up 34% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2021

0.7% of collisions in St Albans in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight21179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight33084%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 268, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 268
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.7%)
  • February9 (3.4%)
  • March23 (8.6%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July23 (8.6%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September20 (7.5%)
  • October34 (13%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (74%)
  • Wet or damp56 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph116 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (9%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph79 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (34%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (68%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (70%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 117th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2021

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2021, with 23 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2021: 51, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1518903
2ndA5183212403
3rdA1081202905
4thM25203504
5thA414193107
6thA405162302
7thA105771312
8thB65371402
9thB4875800
10thA41474402
11thB6514612
12thB64242300
13thB46301100
14thB5561100
15thB6521100
16thB6911101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2021

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 77.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2021

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2021: 67.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years