Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on the M1 in St Albans, 28 Nov 2025, 13:40
- Mercedes CLK Class and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411676729
Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7AL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 135 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Redbourn ward, St Albans, from 2001 to 2025, with 261 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 135
- 6,135th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 261
- 1.93 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL3 7AL hotspot
12 of the 135 collisions here (8.9%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.2%
- Serious96.7%
- Slight12391%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 11
- Slightly injured
- 245
- All casualties
- 261
Accidents by year at the AL3 7AL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2003, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL3 7AL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13 | 29 |
| 2004 | 14 | 27 |
| 2003 | 18 | 49 |
| 2002 | 11 | 17 |
| 2001 | 10 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the AL3 7AL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL3 7AL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7AL area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the AL3 7AL hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Accident hotspots near AL3 7AL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7AS area, 1.1 km away, with 381 collisions.
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7AS area1.1 km away, 736 casualties381 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 6RH area1.3 km away, 437 casualties249 collisions
- Woodhall Farm, Dacorum, HP2 7LH area1.7 km away, 157 casualties110 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7JD area2.2 km away, 327 casualties183 collisions
- Adeyfield East, Dacorum, HP2 7BT area2.4 km away, 242 casualties183 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7LA area2.5 km away, 155 casualties113 collisions
- Verulam, St Albans, HP2 4UE area2.7 km away, 649 casualties430 collisions
- Highfield, Dacorum, HP2 5UD area2.9 km away, 399 casualties316 collisions
All 135 crashes at the AL3 7AL hotspot
Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 28 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the M1 in St Albans, 18 Aug 2025, 10:30
- Suzuki Swift and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411630338
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the M1 in St Albans, 14 Aug 2025, 18:50
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411629026
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the M1 in St Albans, 16 Mar 2025, 20:37
- Nissan Note, Skoda Fabia, Citroen Dispatch and Kia Soul
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025411568902
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the M1 in St Albans, 31 Jan 2025, 16:59
- Toyota Auris and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411551694
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 6 Jan 2025, 12:25
- Audi A3 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411542465
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 2 Dec 2024, 13:30
- Peugeot 2008 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411529293
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M1 in St Albans, 11 Apr 2024, 13:34
- Mercedes E Class and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411433521
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the M1 in St Albans, 7 Jan 2024, 17:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411399078
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M1 in St Albans, 15 Nov 2023, 20:09
- Ford Transit Custom and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411377430
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 29 Sep 2023, 11:15
- Fiat 500, Volkswagen UP, a van, a car and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023411364547
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M1 in St Albans, 24 Sep 2023, 19:10
- Ford Focus (2) and Mazda 2
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411356524
- Serious
Toyota RAV4 crash on the B487 in St Albans, 9 Aug 2023, 22:13
- Toyota RAV4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411345136
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on the M1 in St Albans, 24 Mar 2023, 11:33
- Hyundai Tucson, Renault Clio and Citroen C3
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023411297874
- Slight
Jaguar XE Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 22 Mar 2023, 08:30
- Jaguar XE Series and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411291336
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M1 in St Albans, 11 Nov 2022, 17:32
- Mercedes C Class, Ford Transit Connect and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022411243382
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M1 in St Albans, 23 Oct 2022, 19:40
- Vauxhall Insignia and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411234363
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 Jul 2022, 16:30
- Audi A6 and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022411203829
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the M1 in St Albans, 11 Jan 2022, 18:20
- Skoda Superb and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022411133330
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 24 Nov 2021, 18:30
- Fiat 500 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411125281
- Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 22 Oct 2021, 12:42
- Saab 9-3, BMW 1 Series and Honda Civic
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411103773
- Serious
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in St Albans, 30 Mar 2021, 07:00
- DAF Trucks and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411035134
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M1 in St Albans, 9 Sep 2020, 17:30
- Ford Transit, Ford Mondeo, Mercedes A Class and Kia Sportage
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410979449
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 Aug 2020, 19:13
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410973938
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on the B487 in St Albans, 16 May 2020, 12:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410967143
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 23 Nov 2019, 17:50
- BMW 5 Series, Ford Fiesta, Citroen C4, Nissan Qashqai and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 9 casualties
Ref 2019410902992
- Slight
Lorry crash on the M1 in St Albans, 5 Jul 2018, 15:10
- 2 lorries
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410311145
- Slight
Mitsubishi Shogun crash on the B487 in St Albans, 5 Feb 2018, 18:45
- Mitsubishi Shogun, BMW 5 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018410270831
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the M1 in St Albans, 1 Jul 2017, 14:15
- Mini Cooper, Mercedes ML Class and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410200350
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on the M1 in St Albans, 24 May 2017, 06:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410187225
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M1 in St Albans, 11 Mar 2017, 03:54
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410167384
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 27 Jan 2017, 13:20
- BMW 1 Series and 3 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410154799
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in St Albans, 18 Dec 2016, 19:25
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016410140714
- Slight
Lorry crash on the M1 in St Albans, 1 Nov 2016, 05:44
- A lorry and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410126247
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M1 in St Albans, 20 Oct 2016, 18:40
- Ford Focus, Ford C-Max and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410122249
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M1 in St Albans, 28 Aug 2016, 13:45
- 2 Vauxhall Corsas, BMW 7 Series, Volkswagen Polo and 4 more vehicles
- 8 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016410104553
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M1 in St Albans, 6 Oct 2014, 16:15
- Ford Focus and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20144100T1115
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on the B487 in St Albans, 17 Jan 2014, 16:05
- London Taxis Int. TX4, Ford KA, Peugeot 207 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 20144100F0030
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B487 in St Albans, 24 Apr 2013, 17:50
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20134100F0245
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 22 Nov 2012, 16:20
- BMW 5 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20124100T1138
- Slight
Volvo crash on the M1 in St Albans, 10 Apr 2012, 17:28
- Volvo, Volkswagen Passat and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 20124100T1040
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in St Albans, 14 Feb 2012, 08:15
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20124100T1018
- Slight
Car crash on the B487 in St Albans, 14 Oct 2011, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20114100D0729
- Slight
DAF Trucks FTG 95XF crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 Jul 2011, 17:20
- DAF Trucks FTG 95XF and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20114100T1077
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on the M1 in St Albans, 3 Dec 2010, 06:20
- Volkswagen Sharan and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20104100T1157
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 Oct 2010, 20:29
- Mini Cooper, Audi A5 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20104100T1141
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in St Albans, 17 Jun 2010, 22:40
- DAF Trucks, Volkswagen Lupo and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20104100T1084
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the M1 in St Albans, 28 Sep 2009, 16:10
- Volkswagen Caddy and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20094100T4066