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Bedford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2000, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1999 (450), and casualties rose from 630.

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

Collisions in 2000
514
Up 14% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
730
Up 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Bedford in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight62986%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 514, up 14% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.1%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March30 (5.8%)
  • April46 (8.9%)
  • May38 (7.4%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July46 (8.9%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October38 (7.4%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (60%)
  • Wet or damp198 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (61%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph139 (27%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (67%)
  • Cyclist74 (10%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20129 (18%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (66%)
  • Passenger181 (25%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle50 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 159th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2000: 61, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66199216
2ndA421345834
3rdA428344706
4thA1264402
5thA603213604
6thB530102502
7thB660101403
8thB53181100
9thA51347700
10thA51407700
11thA60071400
12thA4225501
13thA51415500
14thB10425900
15thA60013300
16thA61413300
17thB10402300

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2000

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 205.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2000

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2000: 131.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years