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Stevenage road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2012, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (176), and casualties rose from 242.

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

Collisions in 2012
186
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
252
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2012

None of the collisions in Stevenage in 2012 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2111%
  • Slight16589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious239.1%
  • Slight22991%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 186, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (20%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.5%)
  • February14 (7.5%)
  • March15 (8.1%)
  • April6 (3.2%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July9 (4.8%)
  • August13 (7%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November16 (8.6%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (66%)
  • Wet or damp57 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (45%)
  • 40 mph86 (46%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph13 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (28%)
  • Roundabout28 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (18%)
  • 46 to 5541 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (67%)
  • Passenger60 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2012.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2012

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2012, with 44 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2012

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2012: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602436204
2ndA1155162101
3rdA1(M)132404
4thA1072121402
5thB19791300
6thA10703500
7thB10372200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2012

Stevenage had 155 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2012

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2012: 136.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years