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Bedford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1996, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1995 (465), and casualties rose from 668.

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

Collisions in 1996
573
Up 23% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
793
Up 19% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Bedford in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight48384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight68486%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 573, up 23% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday107 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February44 (7.7%)
  • March43 (7.5%)
  • April46 (8%)
  • May51 (8.9%)
  • June33 (5.8%)
  • July46 (8%)
  • August46 (8%)
  • September50 (8.7%)
  • October56 (9.8%)
  • November71 (12%)
  • December48 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (61%)
  • Wet or damp200 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow13 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (62%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph166 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (64%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20154 (19%)
  • 21 to 25128 (16%)
  • 26 to 35164 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (61%)
  • Passenger199 (25%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 145th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1996

The A428 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1996: 80, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42880136413
2ndA676127312
3rdA5134344302
4thB531242902
5thA1212502
6thB660182102
7thA5141161810
8thA603152303
9thA421131923
10thA5140121201
11thA600111511
12thB5307901
13thA42251201
14thA40121100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1996

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 255.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1996

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1996: 149.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1996, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years