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Bedford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1984, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (662), and casualties fell from 881.

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

Collisions in 1984
693
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
867
Down 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Bedford in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious15122%
  • Slight53477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious18021%
  • Slight67978%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 693, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.9%)
  • February46 (6.6%)
  • March43 (6.2%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May57 (8.2%)
  • June68 (9.8%)
  • July55 (7.9%)
  • August54 (7.8%)
  • September53 (7.6%)
  • October64 (9.2%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (61%)
  • Wet or damp253 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (71%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph157 (23%)
  • 70 mph14 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (24%)
  • Cyclist139 (16%)
  • Pedestrian127 (15%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20273 (31%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (64%)
  • Passenger185 (21%)
  • Pedestrian127 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (58%)
  • Motorcycle216 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 121st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1984

The A428 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1984: 95, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42895116016
2ndA678116019
3rdA5134273104
4thB531253209
5thA600212912
6thA603202725
7thB660162203
8thA422122617
9thA1111522
10thA4217802
11thA51405501
12thA51415601
13thA4184400
14thB5302300
15thB5602201
16thA51100
17thA5051101
18thB5281100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1984

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 367.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1984

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1984: 182.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years