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Stevenage road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Stevenage in 2024, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2023 (126), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2024
101
Down 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
143
Down 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stevenage in 2024

1% of collisions in Stevenage in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 16% in Stevenage from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2020%
  • Slight8079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2115%
  • Slight12185%

Stevenage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stevenage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 320 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 101, down 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 101
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday18 (18%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.9%)
  • February6 (5.9%)
  • March6 (5.9%)
  • April4 (4%)
  • May9 (8.9%)
  • June14 (14%)
  • July8 (7.9%)
  • August8 (7.9%)
  • September8 (7.9%)
  • October9 (8.9%)
  • November18 (18%)
  • December5 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (59%)
  • Wet or damp29 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (9.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4%)
  • 30 mph47 (47%)
  • 40 mph40 (40%)
  • 60 mph2 (2%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (33%)
  • Roundabout16 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stevenage in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (66%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (32%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.9%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90 (63%)
  • Passenger33 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (80%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stevenage in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stevenage had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2024.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stevenage in 2024

Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stevenage in 2024, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stevenage with the most crashes in 2024

The A602 had the most collisions in Stevenage in 2024: 21, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stevenage, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602213114
2ndA1(M)81003
3rdA107281201
4thA11558901
5thB19781201
6thB10372201
7thA10701100

Towns in Stevenage: crashes in 2024

Stevenage had 84 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Stevenage: crashes in 2024

SG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stevenage in 2024: 77.

Latest crashes in Stevenage in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Stevenage in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2024.

Severity

Stevenage road accidents in other years