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Stevenage road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1984, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (250), and casualties rose from 303.

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

Collisions in 1984
275
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
332
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Stevenage in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight20775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight25978%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 275, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 275
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March16 (5.8%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July21 (7.6%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November35 (13%)
  • December25 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (65%)
  • Wet or damp90 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (62%)
  • 40 mph72 (26%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Cyclist47 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (15%)
  • 16 to 2086 (26%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.5%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (65%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Passenger49 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (57%)
  • Motorcycle108 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (11%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1984.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1984

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1984: 35, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6023543012
2ndA11553038011
3rdA1072212302
4thB197121513
5thA1(M)101410
6thA6001100
7thB10371101

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1984

Stevenage had 253 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1984

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1984: 184.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years