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St Albans road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in St Albans in 2025, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2024 (200), and casualties rose from 287.

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

Collisions in 2025
230
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
326
Up 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St Albans in 2025

0.4% of collisions in St Albans in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in St Albans from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight18380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight27183%

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 876 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 230, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 230
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.2%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March19 (8.3%)
  • April21 (9.1%)
  • May20 (8.7%)
  • June20 (8.7%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August18 (7.8%)
  • September17 (7.4%)
  • October29 (13%)
  • November16 (7%)
  • December22 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (77%)
  • Wet or damp46 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (35%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph75 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (33%)
  • Roundabout34 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Albans in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (70%)
  • Cyclist32 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (10%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3572 (22%)
  • 36 to 4564 (20%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Albans in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, St Albans had the 159th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in St Albans in 2025

St Peters, St Albans, AL1 3LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Albans in 2025, with 26 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in St Albans with the most crashes in 2025

The M1 had the most collisions in St Albans in 2025: 51, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Albans, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1518017
2ndA5183193408
3rdA1081182306
4thA414172402
5thM25172305
6thA10578900
7thA40581602
8thB6517901
9thB6537802
10thA41474600
11thB6914602
12thB5563300
13thB4872301
14thB64242300
15thB46301100
16thB6521100

Towns in St Albans: crashes in 2025

St Albans itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 56.

Postcode districts in St Albans: crashes in 2025

AL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Albans in 2025: 58.

Latest crashes in St Albans in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in St Albans in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

St Albans road accidents in other years