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Stevenage road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1990, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (271), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 1990
240
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
298
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Stevenage in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight24883%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 240, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (19%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June23 (9.6%)
  • July11 (4.6%)
  • August16 (6.7%)
  • September18 (7.5%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November23 (9.6%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (62%)
  • Wet or damp89 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (56%)
  • 40 mph63 (26%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (21%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (52%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (17%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (20%)
  • 21 to 2550 (17%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (63%)
  • Passenger60 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1990.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1990

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1990: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602506517
2ndA1072161812
3rdA1155162322
4thA1(M)101600
5thB19791502
6thB10374402

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1990

Stevenage had 205 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1990

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1990: 159.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years