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St Albans road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2022, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (268), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 2022
286
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
421
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2022

1.4% of collisions in St Albans in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight23381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36286%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 286, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February27 (9.4%)
  • March21 (7.3%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June15 (5.2%)
  • July15 (5.2%)
  • August26 (9.1%)
  • September20 (7%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November27 (9.4%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph126 (44%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph71 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (31%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3591 (22%)
  • 36 to 4583 (20%)
  • 46 to 5570 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (69%)
  • Passenger112 (27%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 122nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2022

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2022, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2022

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2022: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1438018
2ndA414315015
3rdA1081285207
4thA5183253513
5thA405182602
6thM25152300
7thA10578900
8thB6516712
9thB65361201
10thB4874700
11thB6914400
12thA41473501
13thB6523400
14thB5562302

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2022

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 89.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2022

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2022: 79.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years