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A1(M) J8 at 09:41 on Monday 12 October: roadworks at this junction · 1 nearby.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Stevenage, Welwyn, Hitchin, Letchworth.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 748 collisions are on record, 8 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the A1(M) itself, within 2 miles of J8. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for A1(M) J8 → 7 of 19 junctions on the A1(M) · see where it ranks nationallyA1(M) J8 is at Stevenage & Langley. National Highways signs it as Stevenage. The nearest town is Stevenage.
Not at A1(M) J8 itself as of 09:41. Nearby, National Highways report: The A1(M) northbound at junction J10. Roadside Drains. The hard shoulder will be closed. From 09:30 on 23 October 2026 to 15:30 on 23 October 2026. Pending (2 junctions away).
No closure is listed at A1(M) J8 as of 09:41.
Police STATS19 records show 55 collisions on the A1(M) within 2 miles of J8, including 0 fatal and 11 serious. Counting every road in the area, 748 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 244 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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