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Stevenage road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2006, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (222), and casualties rose from 326.

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

Collisions in 2006
225
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
339
Up 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Stevenage in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight19888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious247.1%
  • Slight31292%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 225, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday47 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.9%)
  • February22 (9.8%)
  • March13 (5.8%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May17 (7.6%)
  • June14 (6.2%)
  • July15 (6.7%)
  • August17 (7.6%)
  • September12 (5.3%)
  • October17 (7.6%)
  • November34 (15%)
  • December29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (62%)
  • Wet or damp84 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (36%)
  • 40 mph100 (44%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (29%)
  • Roundabout34 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (23%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (21%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.5%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (66%)
  • Passenger94 (28%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2006.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2006

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2006, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2006

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2006: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602466403
2ndA1(M)213512
3rdA1155203002
4thA1072162704
5thA1132021
6thB1975900
7thB10373401
8thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2006

Stevenage had 171 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2006

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2006: 166.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years