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Bedford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2007, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2006 (408), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 2007
473
Up 16% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
613
Up 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Bedford in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight40085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight53086%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 473, up 16% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.5%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March42 (8.9%)
  • April51 (11%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August34 (7.2%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December27 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (72%)
  • Wet or damp114 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (60%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph135 (29%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (61%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20122 (20%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (71%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 138th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2007

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2007, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2007: 64, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6647118
2ndA421436936
3rdA428385414
4thA1172401
5thA600132103
6thA603121311
7thA5134111400
8thB531101101
9thB66091100
10thA514161001
11thA51405500
12thB5304500
13thA4222401
14thA5051100
15thA51351101
16thB10431100
17thB5601200
18thM11100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2007

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 191.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2007

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2007: 140.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years