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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,211 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1989, and 1,769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (1,117), and casualties rose from 1,667.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,211
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,769
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
33
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1989

2.7% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.7%
  • Serious19716%
  • Slight98181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.9%
  • Serious25414%
  • Slight1,48284%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,211, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday212 (18%)
  • Saturday188 (16%)
  • Sunday171 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.7%)
  • February91 (7.5%)
  • March82 (6.8%)
  • April82 (6.8%)
  • May95 (7.8%)
  • June92 (7.6%)
  • July101 (8.3%)
  • August95 (7.8%)
  • September122 (10%)
  • October129 (11%)
  • November123 (10%)
  • December106 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight823 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds949 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (13%)
  • Fog or mist33 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry706 (58%)
  • Wet or damp476 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph467 (39%)
  • 40 mph45 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph37 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph475 (39%)
  • 70 mph187 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway915 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway240 (20%)
  • Roundabout48 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,201 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (11%)
  • Pedestrian129 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist81 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant74 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20339 (19%)
  • 21 to 25301 (17%)
  • 26 to 35378 (21%)
  • 36 to 45225 (13%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65107 (6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.1%)
  • Over 7533 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,122 (63%)
  • Passenger518 (29%)
  • Pedestrian129 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,776 (71%)
  • Motorcycle202 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes199 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes173 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 54th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1989: 134, including 6 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1134240618
2ndA5115164216
3rdA18112529
4thA5076992217
5thA51205676110
6thA64273410
7thA505374914
8thA418344603
9thB1042243105
10thB489243705
11thA4146203217
12thA421202935
13thA4012192723
14thA6001192502
15thB4540152402
16thB658152011
17thA600131700
18thA603132013
19thB1040111201
20thB65591702

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1989

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1989: 115.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1989

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1989: 177.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1989, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years