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Bedford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2008, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (473), and casualties rose from 613.

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

Collisions in 2008
462
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
644
Up 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Bedford in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight39786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight56488%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 462, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.5%)
  • February34 (7.4%)
  • March40 (8.7%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May44 (9.5%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August45 (9.7%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October29 (6.3%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (65%)
  • Wet or damp147 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (63%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph124 (27%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (82%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (62%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (67%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 127th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2008

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2008, with 67 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2008: 71, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67196014
2ndA428578516
3rdA421335513
4thA600183520
5thA5141172302
6thA1131402
7thB531131603
8thA5134111602
9thA603111614
10thB66091200
11thA51408900
12thB5306701
13thA42241301
14thB6452501
15thB10401100
16thB10431100
17thB6581100
18thM11200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2008

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 200.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2008

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2008: 122.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years