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Bedford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2010, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (385), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 2010
408
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
553
Up 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2010

0.2% of collisions in Bedford in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight35587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight49690%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 408, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday80 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February31 (7.6%)
  • March40 (9.8%)
  • April36 (8.8%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July26 (6.4%)
  • August34 (8.3%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December25 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (65%)
  • Wet or damp114 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph77 (19%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (67%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 135th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2010

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2010, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2010: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6547808
2ndA428303703
3rdA600273903
4thA421242601
5thA5141152200
6thA603152700
7thA1121602
8thB531121501
9thA514081202
10thA428071000
11thA51346701
12thB66061003
13thB5303600
14thA4221100
15thB5601300
16thB6451200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2010

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 205.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2010

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2010: 117.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years