Slight
Lexus RX 450 crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 14 Dec 2025, 14:49
- Lexus RX 450 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025411683035
Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8EX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 604 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Watling ward, St Albans, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,093 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 604
- 891st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,093
- 1.81 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL3 8EX hotspot
69 of the 604 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal50.8%
- Serious6411%
- Slight53589%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 81
- Slightly injured
- 1,007
- All casualties
- 1,093
Accidents by year at the AL3 8EX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 67 in 2003, against an average of 24 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL3 8EX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 7
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 16 | 24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 18 | 27 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2019 | 12 | 22 |
| 2018 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 14 | 25 |
| 2016 | 17 | 20 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 15 | 29 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2010 | 23 | 37 |
| 2009 | 18 | 28 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2007 | 34 | 64 |
| 2006 | 33 | 61 |
| 2005 | 62 | 122 |
| 2004 | 57 | 113 |
| 2003 | 67 | 135 |
| 2002 | 65 | 135 |
| 2001 | 59 | 113 |
Map of crashes at the AL3 8EX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL3 8EX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8EX 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 8EX 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.
Towns near the AL3 8EX hotspot
65 of the 604 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Friar's Wash.
Accident hotspots near AL3 8EX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Harpenden North & Rural, St Albans, AL5 3DW area, 1.2 km away, with 141 collisions.
- Harpenden North & Rural, St Albans, AL5 3DW area1.2 km away, 260 casualties141 collisions
- Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8HQ area1.4 km away, 118 casualties66 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7JL area1.5 km away, 593 casualties309 collisions
- Harpenden North & Rural, St Albans, AL5 3QB area2.2 km away, 130 casualties79 collisions
- Watling, Dacorum, LU1 4LH area2.3 km away, 483 casualties264 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7JD area2.6 km away, 327 casualties183 collisions
- Watling, Dacorum, AL3 8FL area3.1 km away, 268 casualties173 collisions
- Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7LA area3.4 km away, 155 casualties113 collisions
All 604 crashes at the AL3 8EX hotspot
Newest first, from 1 January 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M1 in St Albans, 9 Dec 2025, 09:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411680332
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 14 Nov 2025, 23:22
- Fiat 500, BMW 3 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411697611
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 Oct 2025, 13:30
- BMW 2 Series, Toyota Corolla and Tesla Model Y
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411673902
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 18 Sep 2025, 22:18
- Volkswagen Polo, Ford Focus and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411665955
- Serious
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the M1 in St Albans, 17 Aug 2025, 14:57
- Mitsubishi Outlander and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411654806
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 21 Jun 2025, 23:18
- Mazda 2, Toyota and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025411606087
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 19 Jul 2024, 16:09
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411493068
- Serious
Scania crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 5 Jul 2024, 13:50
- Scania and Volkswagen Eos
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411474201
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 26 Apr 2024, 12:23
- Vauxhall Mokka, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411438774
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 29 Nov 2023, 00:01
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volvo C30
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023411386748
- Slight
MAN crash on the M1 in St Albans, 21 Nov 2023, 06:25
- MAN and Honda HR-V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411377901
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in St Albans, 23 Oct 2023, 10:45
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411384236
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M1 in St Albans, 9 Oct 2023, 17:50
- Nissan Qashqai and Volkswagen Lupo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411382489
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in St Albans, 30 Sep 2023, 23:05
- DAF Trucks, Mazda 2 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411364541
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 24 Sep 2023, 04:30
- Toyota Prius and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411357156
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 27 Jul 2023, 18:30
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411343883
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 9 Jul 2023, 06:24
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411330215
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Dacorum, 6 Jul 2023, 08:50
- Kia Sportage and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411331440
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 5 Jun 2023, 15:38
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411315464
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 20 May 2023, 20:06
- BMW 1 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411313705
- Slight
MAN crash on the M1 in St Albans, 12 Apr 2023, 08:51
- MAN and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411306291
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 6 Mar 2023, 11:15
- Mercedes A Class and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411286125
- Slight
Kia Optima crash on the M1 in St Albans, 23 Jan 2023, 17:15
- Kia Optima, Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Focus, Saab 9-3 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411274299
- Slight
MAN crash on the M1 in St Albans, 17 Jan 2023, 17:40
- MAN, Audi A4, Volkswagen Passat and a lorry
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023411271590
- Slight
Car crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 10 Jan 2023, 19:14
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411279136
- Slight
Mazda CX-5 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 26 Dec 2022, 11:56
- Mazda CX-5 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411265388
- Serious
Nissan 350 crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 11 Dec 2022, 18:20
- Nissan 350 and Skoda Karoq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411258093
- Serious
BMW 4 Series crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 12 Nov 2022, 23:57
- BMW 4 Series and Peugeot Boxer
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411273182
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in St Albans, 13 Feb 2022, 17:54
- Vauxhall Astra and Suzuki GSXR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411148360
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 24 Jan 2022, 11:44
- Ford Kuga and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411157272
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in St Albans, 14 Jan 2022, 17:50
- Volkswagen Golf, Volvo C30 and Volkswagen Polo
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022411135812
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the M1 in St Albans, 4 Dec 2021, 11:18
- Toyota Corolla and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411124894
- Slight
Mercedes AMG Class crash on the M1 in St Albans, 28 Nov 2021, 13:05
- Mercedes AMG Class and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411119200
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in St Albans, 26 Nov 2021, 16:41
- Ford Fiesta and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411119261
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 24 Nov 2021, 15:40
- Ford Transit Custom and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411116109
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 12 Nov 2021, 09:40
- DAF Trucks and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411111007
- Slight
Peugeot 5008 crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 24 Oct 2021, 14:48
- Peugeot 5008 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411104996
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the M1 in St Albans, 22 Oct 2021, 12:08
- Seat Ibiza and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411105177
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in St Albans, 1 Oct 2021, 17:55
- DAF Trucks and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411099798
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A5183 in St Albans, 24 Aug 2021, 13:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411119694
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 13 Aug 2021, 22:54
- Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411100602
- Slight
Skoda Citigo crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 12 Aug 2021, 10:30
- Skoda Citigo and Mitsubishi Fuso Canter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411085140
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A5183 in Dacorum, 19 Jul 2021, 17:25
- Nissan Juke and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411073894
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in St Albans, 2 Jun 2021, 22:19
- Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius and MAN
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411064604
- Slight
Ford Tourneo crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 13 Apr 2021, 19:58
- Ford Tourneo and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2021411039231
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Dacorum, 7 Apr 2021, 00:12
- Fiat 500 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411043604
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 4 Mar 2021, 07:00
- BMW 3 Series and Yamaha XJ
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411028089