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Bedford road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1992, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (506), and casualties rose from 681.

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

Collisions in 1992
531
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
701
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Bedford in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight44283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight59985%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 531, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (19%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.3%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March46 (8.7%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May46 (8.7%)
  • June35 (6.6%)
  • July48 (9%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November52 (9.8%)
  • December42 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (63%)
  • Wet or damp189 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph344 (65%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph147 (28%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (84%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (57%)
  • Cyclist98 (14%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20136 (19%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (63%)
  • Passenger167 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (10%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 156th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1992: 97, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA697119310
2ndA428598607
3rdA5134303805
4thA600253005
5thA603254004
6thB531222802
7thB660132105
8thA1121400
9thA5141111503
10thA421101814
11thA51408911
12thB53081001
13thA4221201
14thA451300
15thA5071101
16thM11300

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1992

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 255.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1992

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1992: 164.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years