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A1070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
74
4,309th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
100
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
10
12 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A1070

None of the 74 collisions on the A1070 were fatal, and 14% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1014%
  • Slight6486%

Where the A1070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,309th
Most casualties
4,308th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,617th

A1070 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1070 peaked at 7 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1070, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202212
202112
202000
201923
201800
201722
201600
201500
201400
201311
201235
201134
201000
200923
200847
200723
200611
200533
200411
200311
200224
200144
200033
199911
199846
199712
199623
199500
199400
199323
199211
199135
199000
198911
198811
198734
198677
198522
198400
198324
198245
198100
198011
197913

When crashes happen on the A1070

Thursday has the most collisions on the A1070 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (14%)
  • Tuesday12 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (24%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday10 (14%)
  • Sunday3 (4.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (9.5%)
  • 9am to noon5 (6.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (26%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (11%)
  • February6 (8.1%)
  • March7 (9.5%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May3 (4.1%)
  • June7 (9.5%)
  • July3 (4.1%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September6 (8.1%)
  • October2 (2.7%)
  • November10 (14%)
  • December6 (8.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight54 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1070 crashes

On the A1070, 69% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph22 (30%)
  • 40 mph51 (69%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (66%)
  • Wet or damp24 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway52 (70%)
  • Single carriageway13 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1070 crashes

Car occupants make up 66% of the people killed or injured on the A1070, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (15%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2%)
  • Van occupant2 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (71%)
  • Motorcycle21 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (19%)
  • 21 to 2521 (21%)
  • 26 to 3520 (20%)
  • 36 to 4514 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (15%)
  • 56 to 652 (2%)
  • 66 to 751 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider67 (67%)
  • Passenger22 (22%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1070

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1070

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  • 25 crashes
  • Slight

A1070 crashes by council area

Of the 74 collisions on the A1070, 71 were in Stevenage.

Collisions on the A1070 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStevenage719709

A1070 crashes by town

Of the 74 collisions on the A1070, 71 were in the built-up area of Stevenage.

Recent crashes on the A1070

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1070, from 25 August 2005 to 5 January 2024.