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A1072 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 collisions on the A1072 from 1979 to 2025, with 875 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 120 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the A1072, down 25% from 8 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
648
1,596th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
875
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
120
144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A1072

On the A1072, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight52180%

Where the A1072 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,596th
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,650th

A1072 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1072 peaked at 26 in 2004 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1072, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
2024812
202389
2022610
202146
202022
2019810
201836
201758
2016817
2015911
20141215
20131318
20121214
20111015
201069
2009710
20081417
20071724
20061627
20051722
20042639
20032137
20022330
20011821
20001424
19991011
19981822
19972031
19961419
19952124
19942025
19931828
19921617
19911317
19901618
19891622
19881215
19871822
19861116
19851924
19842123
19831822
19822029
19811621
19801923
19791924

When crashes happen on the A1072

Friday has the most collisions on the A1072 (120), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (142).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (16%)
  • Tuesday113 (17%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (17%)
  • Friday120 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am33 (5.1%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am131 (20%)
  • 9am to noon75 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm106 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm142 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm87 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight59 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.9%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March42 (6.5%)
  • April44 (6.8%)
  • May44 (6.8%)
  • June74 (11%)
  • July54 (8.3%)
  • August50 (7.7%)
  • September59 (9.1%)
  • October64 (9.9%)
  • November64 (9.9%)
  • December58 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight458 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1072 crashes

On the A1072, 64% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph98 (15%)
  • 40 mph415 (64%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph112 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Other24 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (62%)
  • Wet or damp224 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway347 (54%)
  • Roundabout174 (27%)
  • Single carriageway104 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1072 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the A1072, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (67%)
  • Motorcycle193 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20178 (20%)
  • 21 to 25140 (16%)
  • 26 to 35186 (21%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (74%)
  • Passenger192 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1072

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1072

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1072 crashes by council area

Of the 648 collisions on the A1072, 644 were in Stevenage.

Collisions on the A1072 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStevenage6448687120

A1072 crashes by town

Of the 648 collisions on the A1072, 641 were in the built-up area of Stevenage.

Recent crashes on the A1072

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1072, from 6 September 2022 to 22 November 2025.

Severity