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Bedford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2014, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2013 (356), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 2014
443
Up 24% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
561
Up 24% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Bedford in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight37184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight48687%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 443, up 24% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (19%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May26 (5.9%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August23 (5.2%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October44 (9.9%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (70%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph275 (62%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph99 (22%)
  • 70 mph31 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (57%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (25%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (70%)
  • Passenger97 (17%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 105th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2014

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2014, with 69 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2014

The A600 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2014: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600425707
2ndA5141364304
3rdA6313514
4thA4280293904
5thA421263904
6thA428172803
7thB531151803
8thA1121801
9thA5140121202
10thA603121803
11thB6606700
12thB5303600
13thA4222300
14thA51341200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2014

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 221.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2014

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2014: 127.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years