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Bedford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2004, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (423), and casualties fell from 602.

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

Collisions in 2004
436
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
601
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Bedford in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious589.7%
  • Slight53990%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 436, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (20%)
  • Friday57 (13%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February24 (5.5%)
  • March23 (5.3%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May38 (8.7%)
  • June39 (8.9%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August41 (9.4%)
  • September43 (9.9%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December36 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp122 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph286 (66%)
  • 40 mph22 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (80%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (62%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35133 (22%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (66%)
  • Passenger123 (20%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bedford ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2004.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2004

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2004, with 69 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2004: 70, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6709529
2ndA421396502
3rdA428395915
4thA5141232802
5thA5134192501
6thA600172201
7thA603173110
8thB531151802
9thB660142000
10thA514081002
11thA14600
12thB5302400
13thA4221200
14thA5071400
15thB10401101
16thB6001100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2004

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 198.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2004

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2004: 144.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years