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Bedford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1983, and 881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (669), and casualties rose from 877.

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

Collisions in 1983
662
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
881
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Bedford in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious14822%
  • Slight50276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious16819%
  • Slight69979%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 662, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February40 (6%)
  • March46 (6.9%)
  • April52 (7.9%)
  • May60 (9.1%)
  • June62 (9.4%)
  • July54 (8.2%)
  • August58 (8.8%)
  • September63 (9.5%)
  • October57 (8.6%)
  • November64 (9.7%)
  • December54 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (64%)
  • Wet or damp229 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph447 (68%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph159 (24%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway607 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (21%)
  • Cyclist129 (15%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1054 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (25%)
  • 21 to 25140 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (13%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (62%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (59%)
  • Motorcycle195 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bedford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bedford ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 116th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1983

The A428 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1983: 91, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42891134321
2ndA66183314
3rdA51405269010
4thA600263804
5thA51342528010
6thA603193207
7thA422163412
8thB660162505
9thA1111512
10thA41891111
11thB10432400
12thA451100
13thA5051100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1983

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 349.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1983

MK40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1983: 185.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years