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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,176 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1987, and 1,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (1,157), and casualties rose from 1,677.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,176
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,680
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
26
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.2%
  • Serious23920%
  • Slight91177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.7%
  • Serious28517%
  • Slight1,36681%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,176, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday178 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday194 (16%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.6%)
  • February66 (5.6%)
  • March87 (7.4%)
  • April77 (6.5%)
  • May105 (8.9%)
  • June92 (7.8%)
  • July115 (9.8%)
  • August106 (9%)
  • September108 (9.2%)
  • October115 (9.8%)
  • November117 (9.9%)
  • December99 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight799 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds891 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (55%)
  • Wet or damp495 (42%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph506 (43%)
  • 40 mph53 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph428 (36%)
  • 70 mph177 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway238 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,035 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (15%)
  • Pedestrian132 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant101 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1065 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20378 (23%)
  • 21 to 25294 (18%)
  • 26 to 35338 (20%)
  • 36 to 45212 (13%)
  • 46 to 55121 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.4%)
  • Over 7527 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,066 (63%)
  • Passenger482 (29%)
  • Pedestrian132 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,585 (68%)
  • Motorcycle242 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes153 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Central Bedfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 45th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1987: 114, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1114191320
2ndA5108158427
3rdA50771107213
4thA16491214
5thA5120537807
6thA64685114
7thA505353904
8thA6001354004
9thA4012263313
10thA418263417
11thA4146222812
12thA600212603
13thB1042182305
14thB4540182805
15thA421172807
16thB489151912
17thB658142712
18thB530122205
19thA603101603
20thB454181001

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1987

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1987: 115.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1987

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1987: 173.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years