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Redbourn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Redbourn, St Albans, from 1979 to 2025, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 15 August 2023.

Collisions since 1979
241
1,766th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
318
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
72
83 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
15 Aug 2023
Busiest year
1983
16 collisions

Road collision statistics for Redbourn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7230%
  • Slight16669%

What the data shows

  • Redbourn had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in Redbourn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in Redbourn, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Redbourn.

Where Redbourn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,766th
Most casualties
1,741st
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,407th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday43 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (89%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant155 (49%)
  • Pedestrian69 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Redbourn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbourn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Redbourn peaked at 16 in 1983; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202311
202222
202111
202055
201935
201833
201722
201612
201522
201445
201323
201233
201122
201033
200945
200834
200713
200633
200544
200455
200346
200249
200148
2000712
199944
199845
1997912
199668
19951016
1994812
199344
1992510
1991712
199068
198944
198844
19871010
198659
19851012
1984811
19831624
19821214
19811011
19801214
19791416

Map of recent crashes in Redbourn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Redbourn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Redbourn

The 24 most recent collisions in Redbourn happened between 9 January 2014 and 15 August 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Redbourn

The A5183 has the most collisions in Redbourn, 32 of 241 (13%), followed by the B487 (22).

Collisions in Redbourn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5183323928
2ndB4872229010

Council area for Redbourn

Redbourn is in St Albans, where police recorded 25,623 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Redbourn accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Redbourn

All 241 collisions in Redbourn were in the AL3 postcode district.