Skip to main content
CrashStats

Bedford road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1994, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (523), and casualties rose from 706.

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

Collisions in 1994
511
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
714
Up 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1994

2% of collisions in Bedford in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight41080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight59784%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 511, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (18%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (11%)
  • February46 (9%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April47 (9.2%)
  • May50 (9.8%)
  • June36 (7%)
  • July36 (7%)
  • August35 (6.8%)
  • September50 (9.8%)
  • October30 (5.9%)
  • November45 (8.8%)
  • December47 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (59%)
  • Wet or damp194 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph330 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph150 (29%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (62%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (62%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 161st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1994

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1994: 72, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA672108416
2ndA42865107113
3rdA5134283912
4thA600283817
5thA5141182103
6thB531172304
7thA603152303
8thA421142001
9thA5140111201
10thB66091203
11thB53081011
12thA171602
13thA42251301
14thA41461100
15thM11200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1994

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 231.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1994

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1994: 149.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years