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Stevenage road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 1999, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (302), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 1999
291
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
392
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Stevenage in 1999 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious248.2%
  • Slight26591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious266.6%
  • Slight36493%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 291, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May14 (4.8%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August26 (8.9%)
  • September27 (9.3%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (66%)
  • Wet or damp96 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (48%)
  • 40 mph114 (39%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (23%)
  • Roundabout40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist44 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (58%)
  • Passenger119 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1999.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 1999

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 1999: 65, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602659504
2ndA1(M)233703
3rdA1155222701
4thA1072101101
5thB1977700
6thB10372201
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 1999

Stevenage had 239 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 1999

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 1999: 188.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 1999, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years