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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,166 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1980, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 309 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (1,151), and casualties rose from 1,656.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,166
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,659
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
28
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
309
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.4%
  • Serious30927%
  • Slight82971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.7%
  • Serious41525%
  • Slight1,21573%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,166, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (13%)
  • Tuesday155 (13%)
  • Wednesday144 (12%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday219 (19%)
  • Saturday182 (16%)
  • Sunday148 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.2%)
  • February82 (7%)
  • March91 (7.8%)
  • April84 (7.2%)
  • May75 (6.4%)
  • June83 (7.1%)
  • July113 (9.7%)
  • August109 (9.3%)
  • September94 (8.1%)
  • October112 (9.6%)
  • November135 (12%)
  • December104 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds899 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry689 (59%)
  • Wet or damp429 (37%)
  • Frost or ice42 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph541 (46%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph407 (35%)
  • 70 mph167 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway918 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (17%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist306 (18%)
  • Pedestrian163 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist96 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20434 (26%)
  • 21 to 25242 (15%)
  • 26 to 35308 (19%)
  • 36 to 45177 (11%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6593 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,002 (60%)
  • Passenger494 (30%)
  • Pedestrian163 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,419 (65%)
  • Motorcycle303 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes158 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 54th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1980: 108, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1108206138
2ndA5101142216
3rdA5120728819
4thA41868104414
5thA15879720
6thA5054558011
7thA507396628
8thA63758012
9thA6002938012
10thA6001273108
11thA4146213115
12thB10422127010
13thB489182106
14thA5140173007
15thB4540163306
16thA4012141703
17thB1040121702
18thB579111402
19thB65891421
20thB55781802

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1980

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1980: 137.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1980

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1980: 176.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years