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Bedford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1993, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (531), and casualties rose from 701.

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

Collisions in 1993
523
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
706
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1993

2.7% of collisions in Bedford in 1993 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight44585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight61287%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 523, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.3%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March52 (9.9%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May58 (11%)
  • June31 (5.9%)
  • July45 (8.6%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October41 (7.8%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (65%)
  • Wet or damp170 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph331 (63%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (29%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (87%)
  • Roundabout26 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (66%)
  • Cyclist80 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (19%)
  • 21 to 25111 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (22%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (68%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 153rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1993: 91, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA691140515
2ndA4287310626
3rdA5134293802
4thB660222524
5thA5141192404
6thA603193101
7thA421173513
8thB531171900
9thA600161714
10thA18910
11thA514081000
12thA4224401
13thB5304400
14thB10422201
15thM12200
16thA5311100
17thA60011100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1993

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 249.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1993

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1993: 142.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years