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Bedford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2011, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (408), and casualties rose from 553.

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

Collisions in 2011
447
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
580
Up 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2011

1.3% of collisions in Bedford in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious549.3%
  • Slight52090%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 447, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.3%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March24 (5.4%)
  • April43 (9.6%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (74%)
  • Wet or damp104 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph285 (64%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph103 (23%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (61%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (68%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 109th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2011

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2011, with 76 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2011

The A6 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2011: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6517005
2ndA600446113
3rdA5141404702
4thA421193012
5thA4280192603
6thA603132311
7thB531131510
8thA1121601
9thA428101201
10thA5140101500
11thB66091111
12thB5306600
13thA4224601
14thA51343301
15thB6452201

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2011

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 213.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2011

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2011: 139.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years