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Stevenage road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2019, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (131), and casualties rose from 171.

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

Collisions in 2019
133
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
192
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2019

None of the collisions in Stevenage in 2019 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2116%
  • Slight11284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight16485%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 133, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 133
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.8%)
  • February10 (7.5%)
  • March13 (9.8%)
  • April9 (6.8%)
  • May8 (6%)
  • June19 (14%)
  • July6 (4.5%)
  • August7 (5.3%)
  • September7 (5.3%)
  • October11 (8.3%)
  • November19 (14%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (64%)
  • Wet or damp48 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph73 (55%)
  • 40 mph42 (32%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph12 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (26%)
  • Roundabout18 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (58%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 752 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (67%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Passenger27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2019.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2019

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 3HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2019, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2019

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2019: 22, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602222801
2ndA1(M)121705
3rdA1155111501
4thA107281001
5thB19752401
6thB10374800
7thA10702300

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2019

Stevenage had 111 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2019

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2019: 93.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years