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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,086 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1982, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 297 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (1,031), and casualties rose from 1,488.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,086
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,516
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
31
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
297
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.9%
  • Serious29727%
  • Slight75870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.4%
  • Serious37425%
  • Slight1,10573%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,086, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday147 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday155 (14%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.8%)
  • February77 (7.1%)
  • March80 (7.4%)
  • April72 (6.6%)
  • May86 (7.9%)
  • June91 (8.4%)
  • July81 (7.5%)
  • August77 (7.1%)
  • September100 (9.2%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November107 (9.9%)
  • December100 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting162 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds806 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist30 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other34 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (55%)
  • Wet or damp393 (36%)
  • Frost or ice68 (6.3%)
  • Snow23 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph457 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph420 (39%)
  • 70 mph159 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant832 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist298 (20%)
  • Pedestrian146 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist91 (6%)
  • Van occupant73 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20385 (25%)
  • 21 to 25234 (15%)
  • 26 to 35297 (20%)
  • 36 to 45179 (12%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6573 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider950 (63%)
  • Passenger420 (28%)
  • Pedestrian146 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,285 (64%)
  • Motorcycle282 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes145 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 65th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1982: 97, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM197167528
2ndA596132322
3rdA51207294314
4thA16796425
5thA4184970012
6thA63352014
7thA507324428
8thB1042303729
9thB4892939011
10thA505283508
11thA6001273406
12thA4146213318
13thA4012192404
14thA600172505
15thB4540163206
16thB658162325
17thA5140142302
18thA603132705
19thB1040111703
20thB579112015

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1982

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1982: 122.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1982

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1982: 165.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years