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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,129 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1984, and 1,629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (1,022), and casualties rose from 1,426.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,129
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,629
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
38
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1984

3.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal383.4%
  • Serious25923%
  • Slight83274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal462.8%
  • Serious34721%
  • Slight1,23676%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,129, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (12%)
  • Wednesday141 (12%)
  • Thursday181 (16%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday155 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8%)
  • February94 (8.3%)
  • March53 (4.7%)
  • April79 (7%)
  • May97 (8.6%)
  • June89 (7.9%)
  • July98 (8.7%)
  • August111 (9.8%)
  • September86 (7.6%)
  • October99 (8.8%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December120 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds865 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (54%)
  • Wet or damp465 (41%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph546 (48%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph393 (35%)
  • 70 mph144 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway911 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (18%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist283 (17%)
  • Pedestrian145 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist115 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant77 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15114 (7%)
  • 16 to 20401 (25%)
  • 21 to 25222 (14%)
  • 26 to 35310 (19%)
  • 36 to 45196 (12%)
  • 46 to 55116 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.3%)
  • Over 7528 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,001 (61%)
  • Passenger483 (30%)
  • Pedestrian145 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,400 (66%)
  • Motorcycle282 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes147 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes127 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A5 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1984: 95, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595135316
2ndM192159718
3rdA15585015
4thA507549147
5thA51205484316
6thA4184353111
7thA60014152013
8thA63660212
9thA505344003
10thB489263609
11thB1042222605
12thB658202415
13thA4146193516
14thA600192517
15thB4540152322
16thA4012131805
17thB530121502
18thA603101501
19thB104091112
20thA42181131

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1984

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1984: 124.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1984

LU6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1984: 172.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years