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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1988, and 1,667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (1,176), and casualties fell from 1,680.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,117
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,667
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious22120%
  • Slight87678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious26616%
  • Slight1,38183%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,117, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.8%)
  • February85 (7.6%)
  • March82 (7.3%)
  • April91 (8.1%)
  • May91 (8.1%)
  • June80 (7.2%)
  • July111 (9.9%)
  • August103 (9.2%)
  • September103 (9.2%)
  • October85 (7.6%)
  • November95 (8.5%)
  • December93 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight770 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (15%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (57%)
  • Wet or damp447 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph483 (43%)
  • 40 mph44 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph407 (36%)
  • 70 mph173 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway889 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,075 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (12%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8%)
  • Van occupant90 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist83 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1048 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1580 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20391 (23%)
  • 21 to 25285 (17%)
  • 26 to 35306 (18%)
  • 36 to 45228 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,001 (60%)
  • Passenger533 (32%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,544 (69%)
  • Motorcycle210 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes185 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1988: 105, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1105210314
2ndA598144213
3rdA166133518
4thA5120608306
5thA507446018
6thA63657111
7thA418334503
8thA505293804
9thA4012243906
10thA421203603
11thB1042202505
12thA4146192324
13thB658192606
14thA600182306
15thA6001182102
16thB4540182821
17thB530183206
18thB1040132306
19thB489131801
20thA603112014

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1988

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1988: 106.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1988

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1988: 158.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years