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B691 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 collisions on the B691 from 1979 to 2025, with 336 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B691, level with 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
281
2,798th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
336
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
48
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 20% on 2024

Crash severity on the B691

None of the 281 collisions on the B691 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23383%

Where the B691 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,798th
Most casualties
2,969th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,024th

B691 accidents by year

Collisions on the B691 peaked at 15 in 2004 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B691, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202445
202345
202244
202111
202022
201944
201856
201722
201600
201511
201434
201335
201223
201145
201044
200957
20081010
20071214
200645
200533
20041517
200388
2002710
200179
20001011
19991011
199868
199768
1996910
199588
199489
1993911
199246
199167
199067
19891114
1988911
198778
198677
198577
19841014
1983914
198244
198155
198066
1979610

When crashes happen on the B691

Thursday has the most collisions on the B691 (50), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (57).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am41 (15%)
  • 9am to noon53 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm55 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm57 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm41 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight25 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February26 (9.3%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May22 (7.8%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July16 (5.7%)
  • August18 (6.4%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November24 (8.5%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight210 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B691 crashes

On the B691, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph275 (98%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B691 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B691, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (41%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)
  • Cyclist63 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (13%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (20%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B691

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B691

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B691 crashes by council area

Of the 281 collisions on the B691, 278 were in St Albans.

Collisions on the B691 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt Albans278331048

B691 crashes by town

Of the 281 collisions on the B691, 278 were in the built-up area of St Albans.

Recent crashes on the B691

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B691, from 10 November 2018 to 24 October 2025.

Severity