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Stevenage road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2005, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (251), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2005
222
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
326
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Stevenage in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight19487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious288.6%
  • Slight29791%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 222, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9%)
  • February8 (3.6%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April19 (8.6%)
  • May11 (5%)
  • June13 (5.9%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October22 (9.9%)
  • November21 (9.5%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (68%)
  • Wet or damp70 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (40%)
  • 40 mph95 (43%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (29%)
  • Roundabout33 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (68%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2005.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2005

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2005, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2005

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2005: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602537916
2ndA1243706
3rdA1072172202
4thA1155111600
5thB197101901
6thA1(M)71901
7thB10376701
8thA10703301

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2005

Stevenage had 171 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2005

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2005: 160.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years