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Bedford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1991, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (601), and casualties fell from 823.

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

Collisions in 1991
506
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
681
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1991

2.4% of collisions in Bedford in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight40981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight56783%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 506, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.1%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March49 (9.7%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June42 (8.3%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August48 (9.5%)
  • September39 (7.7%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December43 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (3%)
  • 60 mph141 (28%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (87%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (57%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (20%)
  • 21 to 25106 (16%)
  • 26 to 35112 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (60%)
  • Passenger183 (27%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (71%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 165th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1991: 80, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680106310
2ndA428719928
3rdA5134223508
4thA5141212303
5thA600192702
6thB660193609
7thA603172503
8thB531151812
9thA421111731
10thA1101602
11thA42281801
12thA51408801
13thB5305700
14thA5072200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1991

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 254.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1991

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1991: 154.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1991, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years