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Bedford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2002, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (553), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 2002
494
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
653
Down 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Bedford in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight43287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious639.6%
  • Slight58189%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 494, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.5%)
  • February46 (9.3%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April32 (6.5%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June35 (7.1%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August40 (8.1%)
  • September38 (7.7%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December31 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (64%)
  • Wet or damp169 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph301 (61%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph139 (28%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (62%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bedford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bedford ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 157th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2002

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2002, with 70 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2002

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2002: 78, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67811016
2ndA421446606
3rdA428333806
4thA603283724
5thA5141212201
6thA1182702
7thA5134182102
8thA600141901
9thB660121901
10thB531101102
11thB5306800
12thA51405500
13thB10423300
14thA4222500
15thB10402210
16thB5602300
17thB6582300
18thA4171100
19thA60011100
20thA61411100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2002

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 209.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2002

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2002: 126.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years