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Stevenage road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1982, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (277), and casualties rose from 350.

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

Collisions in 1982
279
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
372
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1982

1.1% of collisions in Stevenage in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious9333%
  • Slight18366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious11832%
  • Slight25167%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 279, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday55 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.5%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March27 (9.7%)
  • April21 (7.5%)
  • May20 (7.2%)
  • June17 (6.1%)
  • July18 (6.5%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (63%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph173 (62%)
  • 40 mph62 (22%)
  • 60 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (35%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6510 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (64%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (58%)
  • Motorcycle117 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1982.

Collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1982

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1982: 40, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6024048010
2ndA11553149011
3rdA1072202919
4thA1(M)152606
5thB197101806
6thA10703403
7thB10372202
8thA11100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1982

Stevenage had 247 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1982

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1982: 192.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years