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Bedford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2019, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (348), and casualties rose from 474.

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

Collisions in 2019
371
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
484
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Bedford in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight40383%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 371, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.9%)
  • February17 (4.6%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May28 (7.5%)
  • June22 (5.9%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September27 (7.3%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November55 (15%)
  • December24 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (71%)
  • Wet or damp99 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph254 (68%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (10%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (57%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)
  • Cyclist69 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (64%)
  • Passenger103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (10%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 100th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2019

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2019, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2019

The A5141 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2019: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5141385813
2ndA600293805
3rdA421243304
4thA6232903
5thA4280192004
6thB531152602
7thA42891401
8thA6036902
9thA15501
10thA51345700
11thA51405702
12thB5604400
13thB5302200
14thB6452201
15thB6602401
16thA4221100

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2019

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 184.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2019

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2019: 144.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years