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Bedford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1990, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1989 (717), and casualties fell from 938.

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

Collisions in 1990
601
Down 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
823
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Bedford in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious12721%
  • Slight46377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15018%
  • Slight66180%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 601, down 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March54 (9%)
  • April57 (9.5%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June49 (8.2%)
  • July44 (7.3%)
  • August43 (7.2%)
  • September48 (8%)
  • October37 (6.2%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December49 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (67%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph397 (66%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (25%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (86%)
  • Roundabout30 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (54%)
  • Pedestrian120 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (13%)
  • Cyclist91 (11%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (25%)
  • 21 to 25119 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (59%)
  • Passenger217 (26%)
  • Pedestrian120 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (70%)
  • Motorcycle110 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 154th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1990: 103, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6103134023
2ndA4287410126
3rdA600283007
4thB660222904
5thA5134203315
6thA603202907
7thB531202104
8thA421184102
9thA5141182803
10thA1122304
11thA5140111211
12thB53072103
13thA4224702
14thA5071100
15thA51201100
16thA5311101
17thA6601100
18thB10421100
19thM11200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1990

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 287.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1990

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1990: 172.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years