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Stevenage road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2021, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (89), and casualties rose from 119.

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

Collisions in 2021
97
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
136
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2021

1% of collisions in Stevenage in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1414%
  • Slight8285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1612%
  • Slight11988%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 97, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 97
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (18%)
  • Friday19 (20%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.1%)
  • February7 (7.2%)
  • March6 (6.2%)
  • April9 (9.3%)
  • May6 (6.2%)
  • June15 (15%)
  • July7 (7.2%)
  • August7 (7.2%)
  • September7 (7.2%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November10 (10%)
  • December9 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Other4 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (73%)
  • Wet or damp20 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph52 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (38%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (76%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (23%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (15%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (73%)
  • Passenger29 (21%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2021.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2021

Roebuck, Stevenage, SG1 2GX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2021, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2021

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2021: 17, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602172602
2ndA1155142102
3rdB197102002
4thA1(M)8800
5thA10724600
6thA10701200

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2021

Stevenage had 85 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2021

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2021: 73.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years