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Bricket Wood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Bricket Wood, St Albans, from 1979 to 2025, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
259
1,696th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
383
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
54
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bricket Wood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight20579%

What the data shows

  • Bricket Wood had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 48 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Bricket Wood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bricket Wood, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Bricket Wood.

Where Bricket Wood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,696th
Most casualties
1,566th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (49%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (14%)
  • 70 mph61 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant295 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bricket Wood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bricket Wood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bricket Wood peaked at 14 in 2003; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202434
202333
202246
202159
202044
201948
20181014
201723
201622
201534
201457
201348
201223
201167
2010917
2009711
200858
200746
200635
200577
200458
20031424
2002815
20011022
20001320
199967
199866
199769
1996913
199577
199489
199369
199233
199168
199023
198958
198835
198778
198633
198533
198411
198355
1982816
1981610
198047
1979812

Map of recent crashes in Bricket Wood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bricket Wood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bricket Wood

The 24 most recent collisions in Bricket Wood happened between 29 April 2020 and 24 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bricket Wood

The M1 has the most collisions in Bricket Wood, 35 of 259 (14%), followed by the A405 (29).

Collisions in Bricket Wood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM13567012
2ndA405293701
3rdM25255001

Council areas covering Bricket Wood

Collisions in Bricket Wood were recorded in 2 council areas. St Albans has 245 of 259 (95%).

Collisions in Bricket Wood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt Albans245364051
2ndThree Rivers141903

Postcode district for Bricket Wood

All 259 collisions in Bricket Wood were in the AL2 postcode district.