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Stevenage road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2015, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (164), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2015
167
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
259
Up 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2015

None of the collisions in Stevenage in 2015 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight23189%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 167, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (13%)
  • February16 (9.6%)
  • March6 (3.6%)
  • April12 (7.2%)
  • May6 (3.6%)
  • June10 (6%)
  • July16 (9.6%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October8 (4.8%)
  • November11 (6.6%)
  • December21 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (64%)
  • Wet or damp60 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (47%)
  • 40 mph62 (37%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (22%)
  • Roundabout21 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (17%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (66%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2015.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2015

Woodfield, Stevenage, SG1 4FD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2015, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2015

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2015: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602376803
2ndA1(M)153102
3rdA1155111502
4thA107291101
5thB19791302
6thB10371100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2015

Stevenage had 142 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2015

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2015: 112.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years