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Stevenage road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1996, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (244), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 1996
259
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
328
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Stevenage in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight21985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight28888%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 259, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (19%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.3%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March24 (9.3%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August21 (8.1%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November24 (9.3%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (45%)
  • 40 mph84 (32%)
  • 60 mph13 (5%)
  • 70 mph46 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (24%)
  • Roundabout27 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (60%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (27%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.5%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (65%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1996.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1996

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1996: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602567017
2ndA1(M)304612
3rdA1155203202
4thA1072141903
5thB19781002
6thB10374401
7thA10702300

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1996

Stevenage had 210 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1996

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1996: 172.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1996.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years