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Bedford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2009, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2008 (462), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 2009
385
Down 17% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
508
Down 21% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Bedford in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight44888%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 385, down 17% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July27 (7%)
  • August28 (7.3%)
  • September45 (12%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (73%)
  • Wet or damp86 (22%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (67%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (22%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout27 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (25%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (68%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (75%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 157th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2009

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2009, with 55 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2009: 60, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6608209
2ndA428315233
3rdA421273812
4thA5134212702
5thB531172002
6thA5141121702
7thA603121911
8thB660121803
9thA51409900
10thA6008902
11thA16600
12thA4223301
13thB5302200
14thA51201100
15thB6451100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2009

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 185.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2009

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2009: 123.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years