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Stevenage road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2002, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2001 (277), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 2002
307
Up 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
433
Up 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2002

1% of collisions in Stevenage in 2002 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious309.8%
  • Slight27489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious347.9%
  • Slight39691%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 307, up 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May19 (6.2%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July27 (8.8%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December30 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (62%)
  • Wet or damp110 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (43%)
  • 40 mph144 (47%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (28%)
  • Roundabout46 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (64%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (80%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2002.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2002

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2002, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2002

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2002: 87, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60287124011
2ndA1072233002
3rdA1155182500
4thB197131611
5thA17910
6thB103761201
7thA1(M)5500
8thA10702400
9thA4142201
10thA4051200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2002

Stevenage itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 253.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2002

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2002: 204.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years