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Stevenage road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1983, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (279), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 1983
250
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
303
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1983

0.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight18875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight23477%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 250, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 250
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.2%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April13 (5.2%)
  • May24 (9.6%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September15 (6%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (64%)
  • Wet or damp75 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (8%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist97 (32%)
  • Car occupant95 (31%)
  • Cyclist49 (16%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (12%)
  • 16 to 2075 (25%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5%)
  • 66 to 756 (2%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (70%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Passenger45 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (53%)
  • Motorcycle104 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1983.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1983

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1983: 44, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602445708
2ndA1072182204
3rdA1155182203
4thB1977912
5thA1(M)61003
6thA10702400

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1983

Stevenage had 227 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1983

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1983: 169.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years