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Stevenage road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,947 road traffic collisions in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025, and 13,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 1,636 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 95 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (101), and casualties fell from 143 to 128.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,947
28th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,260
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
95
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Stevenage

0.9% of collisions in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal900.9%
  • Serious1,63616%
  • Slight8,22183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal900.7%
  • Serious1,81414%
  • Slight11,35686%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. In 2025 there were 95, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 95
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202595128
2024101143
2023126168
2022116166
202197136
202089119
2019133192
2018131171
2017129185
2016129189
2015167259
2014164222
2013149201
2012186252
2011176242
2010169239
2009190272
2008240332
2007222300
2006225339
2005222326
2004251335
2003262371
2002307433
2001277392
2000320442
1999291392
1998302388
1997295387
1996259328
1995244312
1994245316
1993199255
1992215266
1991209257
1990240298
1989271340
1988240298
1987264335
1986232297
1985217294
1984275332
1983250303
1982279372
1981277350
1980234291
1979236295

When and where crashes happen in Stevenage

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,428 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,489 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,482 (15%)
  • Thursday1,548 (16%)
  • Friday1,681 (17%)
  • Saturday1,350 (14%)
  • Sunday969 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59315 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59123 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,479 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,167 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,770 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,560 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,640 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59893 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January781 (7.9%)
  • February728 (7.3%)
  • March773 (7.8%)
  • April730 (7.3%)
  • May779 (7.8%)
  • June886 (8.9%)
  • July802 (8.1%)
  • August760 (7.6%)
  • September893 (9%)
  • October907 (9.1%)
  • November966 (9.7%)
  • December942 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,176 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,353 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting252 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown121 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,865 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,298 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds141 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds134 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist112 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds64 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Other209 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded109 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,334 (64%)
  • Wet or damp3,317 (33%)
  • Frost or ice189 (1.9%)
  • Snow53 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph5,075 (51%)
  • 40 mph3,317 (33%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph467 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph1,011 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,923 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway2,218 (22%)
  • Roundabout1,297 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road396 (4%)
  • Not recorded113 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stevenage

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,826 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist1,962 (15%)
  • Pedestrian1,621 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,104 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant260 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant253 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)58 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5287 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10642 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15973 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 202,493 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,839 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,510 (19%)
  • 36 to 451,765 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,252 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65766 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75406 (3.1%)
  • Over 75267 (2%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,576 (65%)
  • Passenger3,063 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,621 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,211 (73%)
  • Motorcycle2,094 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,164 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes735 (4%)
  • Bus or coach352 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes304 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car141 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle92 (0.5%)
  • Minibus61 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stevenage

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stevenage

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stevenage ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had the 28th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
28th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean10,07314,5503062,539
324thStevenage (this area)9,94713,260901,636
325thMid Devon9,87913,5902222,183
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529
327thEast Dunbartonshire9,22812,2841642,176

Accident hotspots in Stevenage

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage, with 703 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025: 1,886, including 21 fatal and 245 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6021,8862,53721245
2ndA11557931,1055113
3rdA1(M)6751,08218106
4thA10726448687120
5thB197414604569
6thB1037147194035
7thA1108161314
8thA1070719709
9thA4143301
10thA10811100
11thA11701100
12thA11721100
13thA1191100
14thA4051200
15thA5071100
16thA51831100
17thA6001100

Towns in Stevenage

Stevenage had 8,386 collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Postcode districts in Stevenage

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025: 6,846.

Latest crashes in Stevenage

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stevenage, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity