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Bedford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2015, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (443), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 2015
399
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
539
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2015

1% of collisions in Bedford in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight34185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight47889%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 399, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (20%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.8%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March30 (7.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August20 (5%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph257 (64%)
  • 40 mph20 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph57 (14%)
  • 70 mph36 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (56%)
  • Cyclist77 (14%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (22%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (70%)
  • Passenger98 (18%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (10%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 116th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2015

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2015, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2015

The A600 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2015: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600456304
2ndA5141436606
3rdA6293903
4thA421254023
5thA4280192003
6thB531172202
7thA428142013
8thA603121201
9thA1112002
10thA51406801
11thB6605501
12thA4224801
13thA51344400
14thB5304501
15thB6452202

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2015

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 205.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2015

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2015: 150.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years