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Stevenage road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2008, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2007 (222), and casualties rose from 300.

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

Collisions in 2008
240
Up 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
332
Up 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Stevenage in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious329.6%
  • Slight29990%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 240, up 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June22 (9.2%)
  • July18 (7.5%)
  • August20 (8.3%)
  • September21 (8.8%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (63%)
  • Wet or damp79 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph94 (39%)
  • 40 mph104 (43%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (25%)
  • Roundabout40 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (72%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (65%)
  • Passenger80 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (79%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2008.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2008

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2008, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2008

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2008: 47, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602477106
2ndA1(M)263703
3rdA1155202603
4thA1072131500
5thB197101401
6thB10375600
7thA10704700

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2008

Stevenage had 191 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2008

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2008: 168.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years