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Bedford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Bedford in 2025, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (288), and casualties rose from 366.

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

Collisions in 2025
293
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
383
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bedford in 2025

2% of collisions in Bedford in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 18% in Bedford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6322%
  • Slight22476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31281%

Bedford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 293, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 293
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March28 (9.6%)
  • April31 (11%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July25 (8.5%)
  • August25 (8.5%)
  • September17 (5.8%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (75%)
  • Wet or damp65 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph172 (59%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph51 (17%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (69%)
  • Roundabout40 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bedford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (57%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Cyclist46 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (72%)
  • Passenger55 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (10%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bedford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bedford had the 111th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bedford in 2025

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bedford in 2025, with 43 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Bedford with the most crashes in 2025

The A600 had the most collisions in Bedford in 2025: 38, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bedford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6003850013
2ndA5141232905
3rdA6233412
4thA421192903
5thA4280131301
6thA1101812
7thA60391214
8thA42871201
9thA514071200
10thB6606703
11thB5313400
12thB5603301
13thA51342200
14thB6452300
15thA4221200
16thB5301301

Towns in Bedford: crashes in 2025

Bedford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 137.

Postcode districts in Bedford: crashes in 2025

MK42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bedford in 2025: 105.

Latest crashes in Bedford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bedford in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Bedford road accidents in other years