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Bedford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2022, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2021 (263), and casualties rose from 370.

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

Collisions in 2022
328
Up 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
419
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2022

0.9% of collisions in Bedford in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight25678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33981%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 328, up 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 328
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (20%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February26 (7.9%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May30 (9.1%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July13 (4%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September32 (9.8%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November29 (8.8%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (75%)
  • Wet or damp67 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph220 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph40 (12%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (67%)
  • Roundabout47 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (55%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35101 (24%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Passenger57 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 99th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2022

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2022, with 52 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2022

The A600 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2022: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600343716
2ndA6315016
3rdA5141294906
4thA4280191903
5thA421172204
6thB531152104
7thA1101303
8thA51409901
9thA6035601
10thB5605502
11thB6605611
12thB5304601
13thA4283701
14thA51342200
15thA4221200

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2022

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 154.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2022

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2022: 126.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years