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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,022 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1983, and 1,426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,086), and casualties fell from 1,516.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,022
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,426
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
30
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.9%
  • Serious23523%
  • Slight75774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.4%
  • Serious28520%
  • Slight1,10778%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,022, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (12%)
  • Wednesday137 (13%)
  • Thursday148 (14%)
  • Friday194 (19%)
  • Saturday152 (15%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.7%)
  • February70 (6.8%)
  • March78 (7.6%)
  • April85 (8.3%)
  • May75 (7.3%)
  • June79 (7.7%)
  • July93 (9.1%)
  • August73 (7.1%)
  • September92 (9%)
  • October99 (9.7%)
  • November99 (9.7%)
  • December100 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds799 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (62%)
  • Wet or damp343 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (3.6%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph483 (47%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph357 (35%)
  • 70 mph133 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway823 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant751 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (19%)
  • Pedestrian141 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist113 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant68 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1067 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15105 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20410 (29%)
  • 21 to 25217 (15%)
  • 26 to 35215 (15%)
  • 36 to 45149 (10%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (61%)
  • Passenger420 (29%)
  • Pedestrian141 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,247 (63%)
  • Motorcycle269 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes139 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 68th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1983: 98, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM198153323
2ndA57399313
3rdA51206895010
4thA4186799113
5thA64271510
6thA13967410
7thA507345219
8thA60012948011
9thB489284102
10thA505252716
11thB1042253018
12thA4146223907
13thA600223526
14thA4012162212
15thA5140131403
16thB658101502
17thB10409900
18thB454091203
19thB57981001
20thA61296901

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1983

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1983: 112.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1983

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1983: 161.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years