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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,157 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1986, and 1,677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,136), and casualties rose from 1,561.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,157
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,677
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
32
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1986

2.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.8%
  • Serious25122%
  • Slight87476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.2%
  • Serious32419%
  • Slight1,31678%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,157, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (12%)
  • Friday216 (19%)
  • Saturday192 (17%)
  • Sunday139 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.7%)
  • February86 (7.4%)
  • March96 (8.3%)
  • April81 (7%)
  • May93 (8%)
  • June78 (6.7%)
  • July113 (9.8%)
  • August102 (8.8%)
  • September97 (8.4%)
  • October97 (8.4%)
  • November94 (8.1%)
  • December108 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight787 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting143 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds883 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (56%)
  • Wet or damp449 (39%)
  • Frost or ice54 (4.7%)
  • Snow11 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph512 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph441 (38%)
  • 70 mph151 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway953 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,084 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (13%)
  • Pedestrian176 (10%)
  • Cyclist80 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant75 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20370 (22%)
  • 21 to 25274 (16%)
  • 26 to 35333 (20%)
  • 36 to 45222 (13%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider986 (59%)
  • Passenger515 (31%)
  • Pedestrian176 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (71%)
  • Motorcycle219 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes148 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes140 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • 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 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 in Central Bedfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 9 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 49th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A5 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1986: 107, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5107150216
2ndM176144417
3rdA175110118
4thA5075982014
5thA51205680016
6thA505436422
7thA6418128
8thA418313726
9thA4012263435
10thB489263704
11thA4146243225
12thA6001223104
13thA600213129
14thB1042182907
15thB658182115
16thA421173736
17thB530152402
18thB4540101601
19thA60391403
20thB104081304

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1986

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1986: 106.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1986

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1986: 159.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years