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Stevenage road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1986, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (217), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 1986
232
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
297
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Stevenage in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight17776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight23679%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 232, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February22 (9.5%)
  • March20 (8.6%)
  • April20 (8.6%)
  • May18 (7.8%)
  • June18 (7.8%)
  • July16 (6.9%)
  • August15 (6.5%)
  • September18 (7.8%)
  • October20 (8.6%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December22 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (52%)
  • Wet or damp101 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (60%)
  • 40 mph54 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (19%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (57%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (67%)
  • Motorcycle71 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1986.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1986

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1986: 37, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6023746012
2ndA1155212504
3rdB197121701
4thA1(M)111301
5thA1072111605
6thA10707701
7thB10372400

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1986

Stevenage had 211 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1986

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1986: 145.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years