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St Albans road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2024, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2023 (284), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2024
200
Down 30% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
287
Down 23% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2024

1% of collisions in St Albans in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight16181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23582%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 200, down 30% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 200
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (21%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9%)
  • February15 (7.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June11 (5.5%)
  • July15 (7.5%)
  • August18 (9%)
  • September12 (6%)
  • October13 (6.5%)
  • November13 (6.5%)
  • December27 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (66%)
  • Wet or damp47 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded20 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7%)
  • 30 mph83 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph20 (10%)
  • 70 mph56 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (28%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2522 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (21%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (67%)
  • Passenger72 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2024.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2024

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2024, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2024

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2024: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1294815
2ndA414212700
3rdM25214015
4thA1081172305
5thA405102101
6thA51839903
7thA105781304
8thB46308800
9thB6516701
10thB6524602
11thB6534901
12thB6914500
13thA41473401
14thB53781200
15thB5561101
16thB64241101

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2024

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 60.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2024

AL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2024: 48.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years