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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1979, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 281 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 39,453 collisions in Central Bedfordshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,151
Casualties in 1979
1,656
Fatal collisions
32
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
281
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.8%
  • Serious28124%
  • Slight83873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.4%
  • Serious37723%
  • Slight1,24075%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,151.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025475688
2024510738
2023580838
2022528742
2021471695
2020437642
2019583884
2018649953
20177231,033
2016621894
2015609904
2014672964
2013565831
2012636865
2011624919
2010686991
20097071,030
20087021,020
20077731,121
20067821,090
20057711,101
20047791,155
20037601,145
20028051,170
20018911,321
20009881,470
19999721,435
19989711,436
19979711,401
19969591,367
19958991,370
19949061,307
19939151,339
19921,0121,493
19919731,441
19901,1661,696
19891,2111,769
19881,1171,667
19871,1761,680
19861,1571,677
19851,1361,561
19841,1291,629
19831,0221,426
19821,0861,516
19811,0311,488
19801,1661,659
19791,1511,656

When and where crashes happen in Central Bedfordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (12%)
  • Tuesday183 (16%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday223 (19%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (9.4%)
  • February73 (6.3%)
  • March99 (8.6%)
  • April60 (5.2%)
  • May110 (9.6%)
  • June96 (8.3%)
  • July76 (6.6%)
  • August88 (7.6%)
  • September99 (8.6%)
  • October114 (9.9%)
  • November108 (9.4%)
  • December120 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight762 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting158 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds844 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Other42 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (53%)
  • Wet or damp391 (34%)
  • Frost or ice104 (9%)
  • Snow45 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph518 (45%)
  • 40 mph31 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph419 (36%)
  • 70 mph154 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway918 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant936 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist276 (17%)
  • Pedestrian170 (10%)
  • Cyclist95 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15114 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20404 (24%)
  • 21 to 25263 (16%)
  • 26 to 35297 (18%)
  • 36 to 45182 (11%)
  • 46 to 55140 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (1.9%)
  • Over 7518 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider988 (60%)
  • Passenger498 (30%)
  • Pedestrian170 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,404 (65%)
  • Motorcycle270 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes184 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Central Bedfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 56th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A5 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1979: 98, including 7 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA598147721
2ndM191186727
3rdA4186991011
4thA165100123
5thA51206397018
6thA64667214
7thA6001353908
8thA507334408
9thA505303507
10thB489213606
11thA4146203233
12thB4540192414
13thA5140153114
14thA600152517
15thB1042152205
16thB658121916
17thA4012111412
18thA603111912
19thB4032111302
20thB5577901

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1979

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1979: 112.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1979

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1979: 175.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years