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Stevenage road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1989, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (240), and casualties rose from 298.

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

Collisions in 1989
271
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
340
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Stevenage in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight23085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29286%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 271, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.9%)
  • February12 (4.4%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April25 (9.2%)
  • May20 (7.4%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July25 (9.2%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September22 (8.1%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December25 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (58%)
  • Wet or damp111 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (54%)
  • 40 mph82 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (22%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (61%)
  • Passenger79 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1989.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1989

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1989: 59, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602597325
2ndA1155212504
3rdA1072162202
4thA1(M)132102
5thB1976610
6thB10373400
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1989

Stevenage had 239 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1989

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1989: 167.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years