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Stevenage road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2010, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (190), and casualties fell from 272.

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

Collisions in 2010
169
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
239
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2010

1.2% of collisions in Stevenage in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight20987%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 169, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March10 (5.9%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May12 (7.1%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October14 (8.3%)
  • November12 (7.1%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (64%)
  • Wet or damp50 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph68 (40%)
  • 40 mph71 (42%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (29%)
  • Roundabout22 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (17%)
  • 21 to 2539 (16%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (67%)
  • Passenger61 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stevenage ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2010.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2010

Roebuck, Stevenage, SG1 2GX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2010, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2010

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2010: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602456315
2ndA1(M)192812
3rdA1155121900
4thB19781301
5thA10726901
6thB10372300
7thA11100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2010

Stevenage had 131 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2010

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2010: 116.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years