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Stevenage road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1987, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1986 (232), and casualties rose from 297.

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

Collisions in 1987
264
Up 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
335
Up 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Stevenage in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight21180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight28084%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 264, up 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (21%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.3%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June20 (7.6%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August17 (6.4%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October23 (8.7%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December24 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (56%)
  • Wet or damp111 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (55%)
  • 40 mph74 (28%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph27 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 3573 (22%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger69 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (68%)
  • Motorcycle72 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1987.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1987

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1987: 48, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6024855012
2ndA1155243704
3rdA1072182205
4thA1(M)121605
5thB19791101
6thA10703401
7thB10373301

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1987

Stevenage had 233 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1987

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1987: 161.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1987.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years