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Stevenage road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2017, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016, and casualties fell from 189.

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

Collisions in 2017
129
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
185
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2017

None of the collisions in Stevenage in 2017 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight10078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15584%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 129, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 129
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February8 (6.2%)
  • March9 (7%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May4 (3.1%)
  • June8 (6.2%)
  • July9 (7%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November12 (9.3%)
  • December12 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Other6 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (75%)
  • Wet or damp27 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (53%)
  • 40 mph41 (32%)
  • 70 mph19 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (23%)
  • Roundabout28 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (21%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.3%)
  • Over 754 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (66%)
  • Passenger44 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (80%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2017.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2017

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2017, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2017

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2017: 18, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)182906
2ndA602172005
3rdA115581000
4thA10725802
5thB1975700
6thA10702200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2017

Stevenage had 107 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2017

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2017: 93.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years