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St Albans road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,628 road traffic collisions in St Albans from 1979 to 2025, and 9,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 1,284 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
7,628
149th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,681
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
75 people killed
Serious collisions
1,284
1,420 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
72
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for St Albans

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal731%
  • Serious1,28417%
  • Slight6,27182%

What the data shows

  • St Albans had 748 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 1,187 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in St Albans were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,196 children under 16 were killed or injured in St Albans, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in St Albans.

Where St Albans ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
149th
Most casualties
147th
Most fatal collisions
147th
Most serious collisions
148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,057 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,138 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,176 (15%)
  • Thursday1,237 (16%)
  • Friday1,343 (18%)
  • Saturday1,020 (13%)
  • Sunday657 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,460 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,004 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown93 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,995 (92%)
  • Roundabout342 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph113 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph6,982 (92%)
  • 40 mph409 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph115 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,039 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,112 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (1%)
  • Fog or mist55 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other128 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded78 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,848 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,748 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist1,393 (14%)
  • Cyclist1,246 (13%)
  • Van occupant154 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant150 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

St Albans road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Albans, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in St Albans peaked at 249 in 1988; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255672
20246077
20238091
202289105
202177103
20205563
20196981
201882114
20177791
2016103121
201593115
2014101123
201396114
2012109128
2011122141
2010112141
2009113149
2008138178
2007156204
2006147192
2005155195
2004187242
2003214275
2002208282
2001186248
2000225294
1999221291
1998208265
1997194251
1996202267
1995197264
1994200263
1993195240
1992199233
1991200256
1990206267
1989228287
1988249323
1987228285
1986236278
1985229292
1984233289
1983199251
1982210254
1981231302
1980225288
1979228296

Map of recent crashes in St Albans

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in St Albans

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in St Albans

The 24 most recent collisions in St Albans happened between 9 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in St Albans

The A1081 has the most collisions in St Albans, 1,660 of 7,628 (22%), followed by the A1057 (672).

Collisions in St Albans on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10811,6602,13713280
2ndA105767289911107
3rdA518361678810112
4thA414313399665
5thB691278331048
6thB651260340349
7thA4147110135023
8thB46306377110
9thB64244553010
10thB6426162203
11thA6142002
12thA41281314
13thA55603
14thB53783300

Council areas covering St Albans

Collisions in St Albans were recorded in 3 council areas. St Albans has 7,614 of 7,628 (99.8%).

Collisions in St Albans by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSt Albans7,6149,663731,282
2ndWelwyn Hatfield6701
3rdBroxbourne4600

Postcode districts in St Albans

Collisions in St Albans were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by AL1 (5,154) and AL3 (1,619).