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Stevenage road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2022, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2021 (97), and casualties rose from 136.

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

Collisions in 2022
116
Up 20% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
166
Up 22% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2022

None of the collisions in Stevenage in 2022 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1916%
  • Slight9784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2113%
  • Slight14587%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 116, up 20% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 116
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday12 (10%)
  • Wednesday24 (21%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday24 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.9%)
  • February5 (4.3%)
  • March14 (12%)
  • April5 (4.3%)
  • May8 (6.9%)
  • June11 (9.5%)
  • July9 (7.8%)
  • August12 (10%)
  • September11 (9.5%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November8 (6.9%)
  • December12 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (71%)
  • Wet or damp28 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph46 (40%)
  • 40 mph50 (43%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (26%)
  • Roundabout25 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (67%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.8%)
  • Over 756 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (67%)
  • Passenger36 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (78%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2022.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2022

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2022, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2022

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2022: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602263801
2ndA1(M)121803
3rdA1155112002
4thA107261000
5thB1973301
6thA10701200
7thB10371100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2022

Stevenage had 97 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2022

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2022: 83.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years