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Bedford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1987, and 884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (646), and casualties rose from 831.

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

Collisions in 1987
620
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
884
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Bedford in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight47476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious16218%
  • Slight70179%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 620, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.6%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March45 (7.3%)
  • April34 (5.5%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June54 (8.7%)
  • July54 (8.7%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October53 (8.5%)
  • November77 (12%)
  • December58 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (59%)
  • Wet or damp238 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (62%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph185 (30%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (16%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)
  • Cyclist98 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20207 (23%)
  • 21 to 25153 (17%)
  • 26 to 35144 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (58%)
  • Passenger248 (28%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (65%)
  • Motorcycle142 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 132nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1987: 96, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA696137622
2ndA42877131419
3rdA603256705
4thB531232903
5thA600182113
6thA5134152012
7thA1132512
8thB660121402
9thA421101003
10thA422101302
11thB53071310
12thA452301
13thA4181300
14thA51411100
15thB10401100
16thB10421100
17thB5601200
18thM11100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1987

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 301.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1987

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1987: 171.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years