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B6424 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B6424 from 1979 to 2025, with 54 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B6424, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
54
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
10
10 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6424

None of the 46 collisions on the B6424 were fatal, and 22% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1022%
  • Slight3678%

Where the B6424 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,741st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,617th

B6424 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6424 peaked at 3 in 1999 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6424, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202322
202200
202123
202011
201900
201800
201711
201612
201500
201400
201311
201200
201112
201011
200911
200811
200700
200600
200511
200400
200311
200200
200122
200022
199933
199811
199735
199622
199512
199400
199322
199200
199111
199000
198900
198811
198700
198622
198522
198434
198311
198200
198111
198011
197911

When crashes happen on the B6424

Friday has the most collisions on the B6424 (12), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (6.5%)
  • Tuesday9 (20%)
  • Wednesday7 (15%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday12 (26%)
  • Saturday4 (8.7%)
  • Sunday3 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (6.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am0 (0%)
  • 9am to noon2 (4.3%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (37%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (26%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8.7%)
  • February5 (11%)
  • March4 (8.7%)
  • April2 (4.3%)
  • May1 (2.2%)
  • June6 (13%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August2 (4.3%)
  • September1 (2.2%)
  • October7 (15%)
  • November7 (15%)
  • December4 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight29 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (37%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6424 crashes

On the B6424, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph45 (98%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (70%)
  • Wet or damp12 (26%)
  • Snow1 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (93%)
  • Roundabout2 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6424 crashes

Pedestrians make up 37% of the people killed or injured on the B6424, followed by car occupants (35%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian20 (37%)
  • Car occupant19 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (17%)
  • Cyclist4 (7.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53 (69%)
  • Motorcycle10 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 206 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510 (19%)
  • 26 to 3513 (24%)
  • 36 to 458 (15%)
  • 46 to 556 (11%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25 (46%)
  • Pedestrian20 (37%)
  • Passenger9 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6424

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6424

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6424 crashes by council area

Of the 46 collisions on the B6424, 45 were in St Albans.

Collisions on the B6424 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt Albans4553010

B6424 crashes by town

Of the 46 collisions on the B6424, 45 were in the built-up area of St Albans.

Recent crashes on the B6424

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6424, from 27 February 1998 to 20 December 2025.

Severity