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Stevenage road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1997, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1996 (259), and casualties rose from 328.

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

Collisions in 1997
295
Up 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
387
Up 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Stevenage in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight26088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34589%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 295, up 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.8%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March21 (7.1%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May21 (7.1%)
  • June29 (9.8%)
  • July18 (6.1%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (49%)
  • 40 mph98 (33%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (26%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (18%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (62%)
  • Passenger104 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1997.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1997

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1997: 53, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602537314
2ndA1155243102
3rdA1(M)202611
4thA1072203103
5thB197141601
6thB10378900
7thA10701200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1997

Stevenage had 252 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1997

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1997: 204.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years