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Bedford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 1999, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1998 (576), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1999
450
Down 22% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
630
Down 23% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 1999

2.4% of collisions in Bedford in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight35880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight52183%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 450, down 22% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May39 (8.7%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July26 (5.8%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November38 (8.4%)
  • December44 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (81%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (65%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Cyclist64 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (64%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Bedford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bedford ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1999.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 1999: 47, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6477347
2ndA428344406
3rdA421264206
4thA603171914
5thA5134151802
6thB660152414
7thA600142103
8thA1132203
9thB530101811
10thB5317701
11thB10425502
12thA4224920
13thA51414401
14thB10404502
15thA4182201
16thA51402200
17thB10432200
18thA51100
19thA5071100
20thA51201100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 1999

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 179.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 1999

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 1999: 112.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years