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Stevenage road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1979, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,947 collisions in Stevenage.

Collisions in 1979
236
Casualties in 1979
295
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1979

0.8% of collisions in Stevenage in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious7231%
  • Slight16269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7726%
  • Slight21673%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 236.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 236
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (6.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May21 (8.9%)
  • June22 (9.3%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September23 (9.7%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November22 (9.3%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (60%)
  • Wet or damp77 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (65%)
  • 40 mph46 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (32%)
  • Pedestrian52 (18%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (31%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (11%)
  • 36 to 4526 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.4%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (61%)
  • Passenger64 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (54%)
  • Motorcycle99 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Stevenage

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stevenage ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1979.

Collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1979

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1979: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602284104
2ndA1072182208
3rdA1155172107
4thB197162505
5thA1(M)7903
6thB10376603
7thA10701301
8thA11721100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1979

Stevenage had 220 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1979

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1979: 145.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years