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Stevenage road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2003, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2002 (307), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2003
262
Down 15% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
371
Down 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Stevenage in 2003 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious269.9%
  • Slight23489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious318.4%
  • Slight33891%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 262, down 15% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.8%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May25 (9.5%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July23 (8.8%)
  • August15 (5.7%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October26 (9.9%)
  • November21 (8%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (43%)
  • 40 mph105 (40%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph33 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (29%)
  • Roundabout50 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4567 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (65%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stevenage ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2003.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2003

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2003, with 47 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2003

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2003: 63, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602638515
2ndA1314904
3rdA1155254300
4thA1072213704
5thB197101100
6thB10373600
7thA10701100
8thA5071100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2003

Stevenage had 207 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2003

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2003: 204.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years