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Stevenage road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2009, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2008 (240), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2009
190
Down 21% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
272
Down 18% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Stevenage in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2111%
  • Slight16888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious248.8%
  • Slight24791%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 190, down 21% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (22%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March15 (7.9%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May9 (4.7%)
  • June22 (12%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August11 (5.8%)
  • September17 (8.9%)
  • October16 (8.4%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (64%)
  • Wet or damp56 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph77 (41%)
  • 40 mph75 (39%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph25 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (23%)
  • Roundabout36 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (73%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (15%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (22%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (64%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (83%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stevenage ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2009.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2009

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2009, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2009

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2009: 38, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602385001
2ndA1(M)214113
3rdA1155202602
4thB197101701
5thA107271002
6thA14800
7thB10373601
8thA10702300

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2009

Stevenage had 147 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2009

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2009: 139.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Stevenage road accidents in other years