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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,136 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1985, and 1,561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (1,129), and casualties fell from 1,629.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,136
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,561
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
23
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1985

2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious25222%
  • Slight86176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious28919%
  • Slight1,24880%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,136, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday156 (14%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday167 (15%)
  • Friday215 (19%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7%)
  • February76 (6.7%)
  • March78 (6.9%)
  • April82 (7.2%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June104 (9.2%)
  • July83 (7.3%)
  • August98 (8.6%)
  • September82 (7.2%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November121 (11%)
  • December114 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight801 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds879 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry642 (57%)
  • Wet or damp425 (37%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.1%)
  • Snow21 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph522 (46%)
  • 40 mph44 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph402 (35%)
  • 70 mph153 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway902 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (18%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (16%)
  • Pedestrian156 (10%)
  • Cyclist109 (7%)
  • Van occupant82 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1067 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1582 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20405 (26%)
  • 21 to 25233 (15%)
  • 26 to 35262 (17%)
  • 36 to 45180 (12%)
  • 46 to 55136 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider979 (63%)
  • Passenger426 (27%)
  • Pedestrian156 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,400 (66%)
  • Motorcycle258 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes162 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes141 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A5 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1985: 93, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593133118
2ndM184148221
3rdA176119217
4thA5076389317
5thA5120547628
6thA505374024
7thA6335528
8thA418313812
9thA6001313602
10thA4012283709
11thB489263804
12thB1042253506
13thA600233206
14thA4146182423
15thB658172604
16thA421162016
17thB1040142206
18thA603132415
19thB579101203
20thB454091202

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1985

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1985: 135.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1985

LU6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1985: 168.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years