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Bedford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2013, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (380), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2013
356
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
451
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Bedford in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39788%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 356, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 356
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July27 (7.6%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November26 (7.3%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (67%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2%)
  • 30 mph218 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph82 (23%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (54%)
  • Cyclist74 (16%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (22%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (17%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (71%)
  • Passenger77 (17%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (12%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 144th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2013

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2013, with 57 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2013

The A600 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2013: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600394807
2ndA5141364303
3rdA6344704
4thA4280181912
5thA421151711
6thA1131801
7thA603131304
8thA428121702
9thB531111400
10thB660111301
11thA5140101300
12thA51345701
13thA4224701
14thB5302400
15thB6451100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2013

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 171.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2013

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2013: 99.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years