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Stevenage road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1988, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1987 (264), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 1988
240
Down 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
298
Down 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Stevenage in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight24683%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 240, down 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 240
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.2%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April13 (5.4%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June23 (9.6%)
  • July16 (6.7%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December16 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (63%)
  • Wet or damp87 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (63%)
  • 40 mph54 (23%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph25 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (20%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (61%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (66%)
  • Motorcycle66 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Stevenage

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stevenage ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1988.

Collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1988

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1988: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602364015
2ndA1155202502
3rdA1(M)121521
4thA1072121514
5thB19791112
6thB10373402
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1988

Stevenage had 209 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1988

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1988: 162.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1988, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years