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Stevenage road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2001, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2000 (320), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2001
277
Down 13% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
392
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Stevenage in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious379.4%
  • Slight35290%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 277, down 13% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.7%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March25 (9%)
  • April15 (5.4%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August17 (6.1%)
  • September25 (9%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December27 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (57%)
  • Wet or damp111 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph127 (46%)
  • 40 mph118 (43%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (23%)
  • Roundabout48 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (26%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stevenage

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stevenage ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2001.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2001

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2001, with 38 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2001

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2001: 62, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602629226
2ndA1(M)223002
3rdA1155213204
4thA1072182104
5thB197122101
6thB10376601
7thA10704400

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2001

Stevenage had 226 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2001

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2001: 205.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years