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Bedford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1982, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (634), and casualties rose from 797.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,899 collisions in Bedford.

Collisions in 1982
669
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
877
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Bedford in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious16224%
  • Slight49975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious20223%
  • Slight66576%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 669, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025293383
2024288366
2023332430
2022328419
2021263370
2020284373
2019371484
2018348474
2017420543
2016394541
2015399539
2014443561
2013356451
2012380497
2011447580
2010408553
2009385508
2008462644
2007473613
2006408560
2005452632
2004436601
2003423602
2002494653
2001553797
2000514730
1999450630
1998576817
1997596809
1996573793
1995465668
1994511714
1993523706
1992531701
1991506681
1990601823
1989717938
1988617793
1987620884
1986646831
1985611826
1984693867
1983662881
1982669877
1981634797
1980670862
1979674872

When and where crashes happen in Bedford in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (18%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.6%)
  • February46 (6.9%)
  • March45 (6.7%)
  • April45 (6.7%)
  • May50 (7.5%)
  • June60 (9%)
  • July62 (9.3%)
  • August67 (10%)
  • September59 (8.8%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November62 (9.3%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (63%)
  • Wet or damp208 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph452 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph155 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (26%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Cyclist100 (11%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20265 (30%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (62%)
  • Passenger210 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (57%)
  • Motorcycle233 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Bedford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bedford ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 125th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1982

The A428 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1982: 87, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42887115318
2ndA682105027
3rdA5140414917
4thA51342845113
5thA600253607
6thA418202507
7thB660202513
8thA603192205
9thA422122502
10thA181202
11thA451101
12thA51201101
13thA51411100
14thB10431100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1982

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 342.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1982

MK40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1982: 190.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years