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Stevenage road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1980, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (236), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 1980
234
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
291
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1980

0.9% of collisions in Stevenage in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6628%
  • Slight16671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7526%
  • Slight21474%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 234, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 234
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.8%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March23 (9.8%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July23 (9.8%)
  • August17 (7.3%)
  • September21 (9%)
  • October27 (12%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (64%)
  • 40 mph57 (24%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (71%)
  • Roundabout31 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist109 (37%)
  • Car occupant94 (32%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20101 (35%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3533 (11%)
  • 36 to 4523 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (62%)
  • Passenger59 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (56%)
  • Motorcycle111 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1980.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1980

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1980: 31, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602313919
2ndA1072192313
3rdA1155193209
4thB197151603
5thA1(M)61102
6thB10376801
7thA10701101

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1980

Stevenage had 217 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1980

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1980: 152.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1980.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years