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Stevenage road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2018, and 171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (129), and casualties fell from 185.

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

Collisions in 2018
131
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
171
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Stevenage in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1612%
  • Slight11487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious169.4%
  • Slight15490%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 131, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 131
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday9 (6.9%)
  • Wednesday26 (20%)
  • Thursday26 (20%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (7.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February8 (6.1%)
  • March7 (5.3%)
  • April12 (9.2%)
  • May9 (6.9%)
  • June18 (14%)
  • July11 (8.4%)
  • August8 (6.1%)
  • September11 (8.4%)
  • October10 (7.6%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December9 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (5.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other7 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (79%)
  • Wet or damp24 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph65 (50%)
  • 40 mph45 (34%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (28%)
  • Roundabout25 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (65%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (68%)
  • Passenger32 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (77%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2018.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2018

Woodfield, Stevenage, SG1 4FD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2018, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2018

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2018: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602223602
2ndA1(M)142101
3rdA10723600
4thA11553500
5thB10372200
6thB1971200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2018

Stevenage had 108 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2018

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2018: 104.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years