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Bedford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2016, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (399), and casualties rose from 539.

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

Collisions in 2016
394
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
541
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2016

1% of collisions in Bedford in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight46085%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 394, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March23 (5.8%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December39 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (72%)
  • Wet or damp98 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph231 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (23%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (66%)
  • Cyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35136 (25%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (16%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (69%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 115th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2016

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2016, with 66 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2016

The A5141 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2016: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5141365603
2ndA6324106
3rdA600293316
4thA421264123
5thA428224003
6thA4280192604
7thB531172202
8thA1101001
9thA51347800
10thA514071300
11thA60371401
12thB6606801
13thA42251110
14thB5302200
15thB6452400
16thA40121100
17thA51511101
18thA60011100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2016

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 174.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2016

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2016: 135.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years