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London Colney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 734 road traffic collisions in London Colney, St Albans, from 1979 to 2025, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 139 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
734
923rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
949
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
139
164 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for London Colney

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight58980%

What the data shows

  • London Colney had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 117 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in London Colney were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 128 children under 16 were killed or injured in London Colney, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in London Colney.

Where London Colney ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
923rd
Most casualties
907th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
915th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (12%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday140 (19%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (19%)
  • Roundabout88 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph477 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (10%)
  • 70 mph155 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant556 (59%)
  • Pedestrian132 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (12%)
  • Cyclist83 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

London Colney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in London Colney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in London Colney peaked at 27 in 2005; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202479
20231925
202268
20211010
20201214
20191215
201867
20171014
20161011
201599
20141213
2013910
20121216
20111011
20101113
20091011
20081720
20071418
20061321
20052735
20041721
20031719
20021828
20012229
20001722
19991719
19982123
19972529
19962332
19952332
19941821
19932232
19921822
19911626
1990912
19891324
19882429
19872528
19861729
19851622
19841725
19831823
19822331
19812226
19801416
19792335

Map of recent crashes in London Colney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in London Colney

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in London Colney

The 24 most recent collisions in London Colney happened between 27 March 2023 and 15 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in London Colney

The M25 has the most collisions in London Colney, 63 of 734 (8.6%), followed by the A1081 (56).

Collisions in London Colney on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM256382111
2ndA1081568409
3rdA414516103
4thB5378486619
5thA6335319
6thB556202704
7thA4054802

Council areas covering London Colney

Collisions in London Colney were recorded in 2 council areas. St Albans has 687 of 734 (94%).

Collisions in London Colney by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt Albans6878816134
2ndHertsmere466705

Postcode districts in London Colney

Collisions in London Colney were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by AL2 (660) and AL1 (54).