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Stevenage road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1998, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (295), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 1998
302
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
388
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Stevenage in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight24782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight32784%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 302, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (20%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.3%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May19 (6.3%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August20 (6.6%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (21%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (58%)
  • Wet or damp124 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (47%)
  • 40 mph116 (38%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (24%)
  • Roundabout41 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (65%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9%)
  • Cyclist27 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (23%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (60%)
  • Passenger111 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (79%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1998.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1998

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1998: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602546609
2ndA1155293404
3rdA1(M)243914
4thA1072182204
5thB197172102
6thB10375701
7thA10704601

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1998

Stevenage had 258 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1998

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1998: 210.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years