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Stevenage road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1985, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1984 (275), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 1985
217
Down 21% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
294
Down 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4722%
  • Slight16777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight23480%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 217, down 21% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.5%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March11 (5.1%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July16 (7.4%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December14 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (61%)
  • Wet or damp77 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (62%)
  • 40 mph53 (24%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (34%)
  • 21 to 2546 (16%)
  • 26 to 3527 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4528 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (63%)
  • Motorcycle76 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1985.

Collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1985

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1985: 33, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602334719
2ndA1072192406
3rdA1155131702
4thB197102202
5thA1(M)91612
6thB10372201
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1985

Stevenage itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 203.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1985

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1985: 141.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years