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Stevenage road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2004, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (262), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2004
251
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
335
Down 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 2004 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious239.2%
  • Slight22790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious236.9%
  • Slight31193%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 251, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (21%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday22 (8.8%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February15 (6%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August16 (6.4%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October17 (6.8%)
  • November21 (8.4%)
  • December21 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (63%)
  • Wet or damp85 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph120 (48%)
  • 40 mph85 (34%)
  • 60 mph15 (6%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (24%)
  • Roundabout42 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (17%)
  • Cyclist35 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (73%)
  • Motorcycle63 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2004.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2004

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2004, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2004

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2004: 44, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602445802
2ndA1253403
3rdA1072253702
4thA1155132102
5thB197121401
6thB10375801
7thA10701100
8thA4141100
9thA51831100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2004

Stevenage itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 203.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2004

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2004: 165.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2004.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years