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Sopwell, St Albans, AL1 2QF area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 482 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Sopwell ward, St Albans, from 2001 to 2025, with 638 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 there were 14 collisions here, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
482
1,293rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
638
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity at the AL1 2QF hotspot

44 of the 482 collisions here (9.1%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious438.9%
  • Slight43891%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
49
Slightly injured
588
All casualties
638

Accidents by year at the AL1 2QF hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 31 in 2007, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the AL1 2QF hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251423
20241622
20232128
20221924
202169
20201621
20191720
20181518
20171824
20161017
20151926
20142330
20132227
20121921
20112031
20101927
20091820
20082336
20073138
20061821
20052029
20042231
20032127
20023036
20012532

Map of crashes at the AL1 2QF hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL1 2QF.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Sopwell, St Albans, AL1 2QF 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 AL1 2QF 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.

Ward
Sopwell
Council area
St Albans
Nearest postcode to the centre
AL1 2QF
Postcode district
AL1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.73523, -0.34525
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
30 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,293rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the AL1 2QF hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A414, with 183 of 482, followed by the A5183 with 132.

Collisions at the AL1 2QF hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414183244115
2ndA5183132179010
3rdA405314003
4thB4630283802
5thM10172002
6thA401100

Towns near the AL1 2QF hotspot

163 of the 482 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of St Albans.

Accident hotspots near AL1 2QF

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Sopwell, St Albans, AL1 2HL area, 1 km away, with 86 collisions.

All 482 crashes at the AL1 2QF hotspot

Newest first, from 24 January 2001 to 30 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year