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Stevenage road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1981, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1980 (234), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 1981
277
Up 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
350
Up 20% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight20775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27278%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 277, up 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday63 (23%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May23 (8.3%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July20 (7.2%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (64%)
  • 40 mph55 (20%)
  • 60 mph27 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist122 (35%)
  • Car occupant121 (35%)
  • Pedestrian58 (17%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (37%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (11%)
  • 36 to 4535 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6510 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (63%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (56%)
  • Motorcycle128 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Stevenage

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stevenage ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1981.

Collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1981

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1981: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602344616
2ndA1155273624
3rdA1072162103
4thB197141704
5thA1(M)121813
6thB10375601

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1981

Stevenage had 249 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1981

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1981: 183.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1981, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years