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Stevenage road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2023, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2022 (116), and casualties rose from 166.

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

Collisions in 2023
126
Up 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
168
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Stevenage in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2016%
  • Slight10583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14788%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 126, up 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 126
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (21%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.5%)
  • February9 (7.1%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April6 (4.8%)
  • May5 (4%)
  • June19 (15%)
  • July11 (8.7%)
  • August13 (10%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October9 (7.1%)
  • November7 (5.6%)
  • December12 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (67%)
  • Wet or damp27 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph46 (37%)
  • 40 mph54 (43%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (44%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (29%)
  • Roundabout24 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (67%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 209 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (24%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (19%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (69%)
  • Passenger32 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2023.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2023

Roebuck, Stevenage, SG1 2GX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2023, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2023

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2023: 26, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602263311
2ndA1(M)173002
3rdA115591202
4thA10728901
5thB19761003
6thB10372201
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2023

Stevenage had 101 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2023

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2023: 91.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years