St Albans City and District Council

Reports

• Potholes

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 10:04, 12 Mar 2026, last updated 13:55, 9 Apr 2026

• Pothole on the inside lane just prior to the turn off slip road

  M25, Smug Oak, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 2BG, United Kingdom. 09:01, 27 Jan 2026, last updated 16:27, 2 Apr 2026

• Pothole in outside lane of sliproad

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 07:36, 1 Apr 2026

• Chunks of tarmac ripping up

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 19:31, 30 Mar 2026

• Litter along A405

  North Orbital Road, St Stephen, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3FB, United Kingdom. 22:48, 27 Mar 2026

• THe main drain which is sewage is over spilling out and the spell is foul and has been for 2 weeks

  Watford Road, St Stephens, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL1 2AF, United Kingdom. Closed 19:15, 23 Mar 2026, last updated 07:44, 24 Mar 2026

• The gantry signs before junction 7 and 8 conflicting info.

  Hemel Hempstead Road, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 6AR, United Kingdom. Closed 16:40, 15 Mar 2026, last updated 11:50, 16 Mar 2026

• Major dip on road

  A414, Potters Crouch, St Michael, Chiswell Green, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NN, United Kingdom. Closed 08:59, 10 Mar 2026, last updated 11:38, 10 Mar 2026

• Hot hole on the outer lane on the motorway heading n east

  M25, Smug Oak, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3PN, United Kingdom. 09:45, 10 Mar 2026

• Sign on M1 Jct 5 Slip Road LHS

  5, Mount Pleasant Lane, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3UU, United Kingdom. 10:33, 30 Jan 2026, last updated 11:42, 27 Feb 2026

• Mud on carriageway

  Breakspear Way, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UE, United Kingdom. Closed 16:23, 13 Feb 2026, last updated 12:33, 15 Feb 2026

• Pothole

  M1, Harpenden Rural, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8HA, United Kingdom. Closed 22:35, 11 Feb 2026, last updated 08:10, 13 Feb 2026

• Overgrown pathway

  North Orbital Road, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3ET, United Kingdom. 12:07, 14 Jan 2026, last updated 13:02, 11 Feb 2026

• 4 foot long pothole

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 11:39, 9 Feb 2026, last updated 12:41, 10 Feb 2026

• Large pothole on outside lane

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 14:09, 5 Feb 2026, last updated 13:49, 7 Feb 2026

• Water flowing

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RS, United Kingdom. 13:48, 4 Feb 2026

• M1 southbound - Electronic sign over Lane 1 of M1 J6A (1/2m) gantry not working

  M1, Potters Crouch, St Michael, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NL, United Kingdom. Closed 08:19, 2 Feb 2026, last updated 09:09, 3 Feb 2026
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  Litter, crumbling tarmac and weeds

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3FB, United Kingdom. 16:38, 29 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  M25, Smug Oak, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 2BG, United Kingdom. 09:03, 27 Jan 2026, last updated 06:53, 29 Jan 2026

• Multiple lights not working

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 20:03, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 09:07, 24 Jan 2026

• Mud spread over lane 1

  Breakspear Way, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UE, United Kingdom. Closed 00:24, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 13:21, 16 Jan 2026

• Litter

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 6AP, United Kingdom. Closed 19:45, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 07:27, 16 Jan 2026

• Blocked Drains in Central Reservation

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 0GR, United Kingdom. 14:32, 15 Jan 2026

• M1south slip road onto M25 anti clockwise

  M1, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 00:42, 15 Jan 2026

• Two streetlamps not working on central reservation

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RS, United Kingdom. 10:16, 14 Jan 2026

• Motorway lighting not operating

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 20:58, 8 Jan 2026, last updated 07:37, 9 Jan 2026

• Cigarette thrown from L341 SMB motorhome just north of Junction 8, M1

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 11:07, 6 Jan 2026, last updated 08:52, 7 Jan 2026

• M1 j5-j9

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 18:27, 5 Jan 2026, last updated 13:25, 6 Jan 2026

• Directio sign broken in half

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RS, United Kingdom. 22:54, 24 Dec 2025

• Gantry sign lighting

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:38, 13 Dec 2025, last updated 07:33, 14 Dec 2025

• Multiple lights not working

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4FL, United Kingdom. Closed 01:33, 10 Dec 2025, last updated 07:57, 12 Dec 2025

• Lots of lights not working in the middle.

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 18:55, 1 Nov 2025, last updated 08:05, 2 Nov 2025

• Damage from Fire

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4FL, United Kingdom. Closed 09:08, 29 Sep 2025, last updated 11:10, 29 Sep 2025

• Gantry signs too bright

  M1, Serge Hill, St Stephen, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SA, United Kingdom. Closed 11:48, 7 Sep 2025, last updated 13:33, 7 Sep 2025

• Skip overflowing from moving vehicle

  M25, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 13:01, 29 Aug 2025

• Signs on footbridge

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NH, United Kingdom. 12:20, 23 Jul 2025, last updated 18:33, 21 Aug 2025

• Lots of litter along A405

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3FB, United Kingdom. 17:49, 1 Aug 2025

• Dead dog, labrador type on central reservation

  M1, Serge Hill, St Stephen, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SA, United Kingdom. 17:54, 26 May 2025, last updated 21:08, 17 Jul 2025
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  Sting of potholes in the outside lane

  M25, Colney Street, St Stephen, Frogmore, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 2DB, United Kingdom. Fixed 07:24, 22 May 2025, last updated 11:18, 19 Jun 2025

• Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn B487 - The lights in the underpass are not working

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 13:54, 9 Jun 2025, last updated 09:49, 11 Jun 2025

• Potholes

  M25, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3ET, United Kingdom. 14:28, 29 May 2025
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  Two potholes in a line

  M25, Colney Street, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 2BG, United Kingdom. 10:45, 12 Jan 2025, last updated 18:46, 19 May 2025

• Dead badger

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 10:40, 6 May 2025, last updated 12:57, 6 May 2025

• No lighting

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AS, United Kingdom. Closed 09:48, 27 Apr 2025, last updated 10:30, 27 Apr 2025

• All lights in underpass not working

  Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AS, United Kingdom. Closed 19:54, 12 Apr 2025, last updated 09:00, 13 Apr 2025

• The lights in the FOOTPATH/CYCLE PATH under the M1 alongside the B487 are not working.

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 17:29, 8 Apr 2025, last updated 09:33, 9 Apr 2025

• Lighting under motorway bridge on pedestrian access which is also a cycle path

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 15:53, 4 Apr 2025, last updated 15:31, 8 Apr 2025

• Footpath tunnel only

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 10:04, 7 Apr 2025, last updated 09:01, 8 Apr 2025

• Lights installed by highways agency not working under motorway

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 17:05, 3 Apr 2025, last updated 14:30, 4 Apr 2025

• Lots of rubbish along hard shoulder

  M1, Lancaster Grange, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 9TT, United Kingdom. 23:54, 28 Mar 2025

• Excessive litter

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 0GR, United Kingdom. 10:52, 22 Feb 2025, last updated 12:13, 22 Mar 2025

• Litter on verges A41 from M25 junction 20 towards Hemel Hemp

  M1, Potters Crouch, St Stephen, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NL, United Kingdom. Closed 15:37, 15 Mar 2025, last updated 08:25, 16 Mar 2025

• A405 junction with Chequers Lane

  North Orbital Road, St Stephen, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3FB, United Kingdom. 07:29, 10 Mar 2025

• Fuel spill

  Harpenden Rural, Flamstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8EX, United Kingdom. Closed 21:55, 25 Feb 2025, last updated 14:32, 26 Feb 2025

• Litter everywhere

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 07:45, 19 Feb 2025, last updated 10:50, 19 Feb 2025

• Chair in lane 2

  M25, Colney Street, London Colney, Frogmore, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 2DB, United Kingdom. 14:10, 15 Feb 2025

• Sign missing

  A414, St Stephen, Park Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL1 2QL, United Kingdom. Closed 22:40, 14 Feb 2025, last updated 08:59, 15 Feb 2025
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  Multiple lights not working in underpass.

  M1, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 0GR, United Kingdom. 15:48, 12 Feb 2025

• On 24/7 and far too bright

  A5183, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8EY, United Kingdom. Fixed 18:46, 7 Feb 2025, last updated 09:16, 11 Feb 2025

• Mattress on road

  A414, Potters Crouch, St Michael, Chiswell Green, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NN, United Kingdom. Fixed 10:06, 3 Feb 2025, last updated 08:11, 7 Feb 2025

• Grafitti on bridge

  M1, Abbots Langley, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 9NB, United Kingdom. 13:08, 5 Dec 2024, last updated 15:06, 30 Jan 2025

• Overgrown signs all around M25 jct 21 to M1 sliproads

  M25, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. 10:31, 29 Jan 2025

• Cones

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:46, 2 Jan 2025, last updated 10:34, 4 Jan 2025

• Missing signs to indicate end of roadworks

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:47, 2 Jan 2025, last updated 13:52, 3 Jan 2025

• Cones in many places along the M1

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AG, United Kingdom. Closed 21:56, 2 Jan 2025, last updated 10:06, 3 Jan 2025

• Signs not needed

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:49, 2 Jan 2025, last updated 10:01, 3 Jan 2025

• Fallen tree hanging across verge

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 10:33, 10 Dec 2024, last updated 12:27, 11 Dec 2024

• Approx 20-30 potholes

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7PU, United Kingdom. Closed 14:47, 9 Dec 2024, last updated 08:45, 10 Dec 2024
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  Grafitti on bridge

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3UN, United Kingdom. 22:24, 5 Dec 2024

• Fridges

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AS, United Kingdom. Closed 12:47, 3 Dec 2024, last updated 08:44, 4 Dec 2024

• Traffic flow camera misaligned

  A414, St Julians, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3LE, United Kingdom. Closed 09:30, 30 Nov 2024, last updated 09:26, 1 Dec 2024

• Box possibly containing animal dead/alive

  M1, Harpenden Rural, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8HA, United Kingdom. Closed 09:04, 9 Nov 2024, last updated 11:02, 13 Nov 2024

• Flickering message on electronic sign

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UB, United Kingdom. Closed 10:11, 9 Nov 2024, last updated 12:37, 9 Nov 2024

• Street lighting requires fixing.

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 6AP, United Kingdom. Closed 00:12, 16 Sep 2024, last updated 07:23, 16 Sep 2024
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  Tree fallen blocking footpath

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RS, United Kingdom. 14:47, 27 Aug 2024

• Dead cat on central reservation

  M1, Harpenden Rural, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8HA, United Kingdom. Closed 09:12, 26 Aug 2024, last updated 09:56, 26 Aug 2024

• Uneven surface

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3LE, United Kingdom. Closed 12:00, 12 Aug 2024, last updated 15:11, 12 Aug 2024

• Uneven surface

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3LE, United Kingdom. Closed 12:00, 12 Aug 2024, last updated 15:06, 12 Aug 2024

• Uneven surface

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3LE, United Kingdom. Closed 12:00, 12 Aug 2024, last updated 14:59, 12 Aug 2024

• Traffic light crossing button stuck

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4UE, United Kingdom. Closed 21:38, 12 Jul 2024, last updated 21:01, 13 Jul 2024

• Small tree obscuring busy junction lights

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3FB, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:19, 15 May 2024, last updated 17:27, 12 Jul 2024
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  Litter bin overflowing

  . 11:36, 11 Jul 2024

• Dangerous driving as per usual.

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8EY, United Kingdom. Closed 23:16, 27 Jun 2024, last updated 13:16, 9 Jul 2024

• Debris left on Road

  Hogg End Lane, Maylands Business Park, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7EU, United Kingdom. Closed 20:16, 28 Jun 2024, last updated 10:01, 30 Jun 2024
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  Safety barrier has been removed from supports

  M25, St Stephen, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD7 9LT, United Kingdom. 17:13, 15 May 2024, last updated 19:53, 13 Jun 2024
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  Abusive Graffiti on footbridge

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RS, United Kingdom. 15:22, 29 Apr 2024, last updated 15:31, 14 May 2024

• Water runs across road almost constantly when raining

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3RU, United Kingdom. 16:00, 30 Jan 2024, last updated 17:36, 10 May 2024

• Two fridges fly tipped on motorway embankment.

  Gaddesden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7AP, United Kingdom. Closed 12:51, 27 Mar 2024, last updated 11:35, 29 Mar 2024

• Middle of lane

  North Orbital Road, Waterdale, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3ET, United Kingdom. 19:10, 18 Mar 2024

• Light strobing/flashing on and off

  M1, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NJ, United Kingdom. 13:29, 13 Mar 2024

• The M1 underpass at Garston Park Watford Footpath 8 has a gully grating 300mm x300mm missing from a gully pot that is not flowing . It appear to be silted . The under pass is not draining correctly .

  M1, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD25 9TX, United Kingdom. 11:25, 11 Mar 2024

• A big box looks like cargo

  M1, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4FL, United Kingdom. Closed 14:51, 16 Feb 2024, last updated 12:28, 18 Feb 2024

• Pothole

  M1, St Stephen, Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, WD5 0SB, United Kingdom. Fixed 17:10, 29 Dec 2023, last updated 05:58, 2 Feb 2024

• Noise issue needing proper sound barrier

  M1, Serge Hill, St Stephen, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NJ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:27, 23 Jan 2024, last updated 14:17, 23 Jan 2024

• Pothole

  M1, Potters Crouch, St Michael, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NL, United Kingdom. Closed 04:05, 11 Jan 2024, last updated 08:24, 11 Jan 2024

• Mattress on the first left lane of the M1 just before junction 7

  A414, St Michael, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 6AP, United Kingdom. Fixed 14:11, 6 Jan 2024, last updated 14:49, 7 Jan 2024

• Electronic sign not working

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 7PU, United Kingdom. Closed 20:02, 29 Dec 2023, last updated 11:09, 30 Dec 2023

• Lights not working

  Dunstable Road, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL3 8EY, United Kingdom. Closed 11:15, 27 Dec 2023, last updated 10:01, 28 Dec 2023

• Light 5F is constantly blinking on the M1 near Junction 8

  M1, Potters Crouch, St Michael, Bedmond, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, AL2 3NL, United Kingdom. Closed 07:47, 14 Dec 2023, last updated 09:21, 15 Dec 2023

• Pothole

  M1, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 4FL, United Kingdom. Closed 08:37, 29 Nov 2023, last updated 08:40, 30 Nov 2023