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Stevenage road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2007, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (225), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 2007
222
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
300
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25886%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 222, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March20 (9%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May22 (9.9%)
  • June22 (9.9%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September16 (7.2%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (63%)
  • Wet or damp75 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (41%)
  • 40 mph92 (41%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (27%)
  • Roundabout35 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (65%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (21%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (21%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (69%)
  • Passenger55 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2007.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2007

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2007, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2007

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2007: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602425103
2ndA1(M)304626
3rdA1072172403
4thA1155162202
5thB197111601
6thB10373501
7thA10702300

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2007

Stevenage had 168 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2007

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2007: 163.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2007.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years