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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,166 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1990, and 1,696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (1,211), and casualties fell from 1,769.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,166
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,696
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
23
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1990

2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious19417%
  • Slight94981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.5%
  • Serious23114%
  • Slight1,43985%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,166, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (14%)
  • Friday175 (15%)
  • Saturday193 (17%)
  • Sunday164 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (11%)
  • February98 (8.4%)
  • March99 (8.5%)
  • April84 (7.2%)
  • May75 (6.4%)
  • June82 (7%)
  • July96 (8.2%)
  • August93 (8%)
  • September95 (8.1%)
  • October101 (8.7%)
  • November106 (9.1%)
  • December113 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds958 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry725 (62%)
  • Wet or damp406 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.1%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (42%)
  • 40 mph55 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (2%)
  • 60 mph421 (36%)
  • 70 mph177 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway885 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway210 (18%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,110 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (11%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant99 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist96 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1579 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20366 (22%)
  • 21 to 25277 (16%)
  • 26 to 35326 (19%)
  • 36 to 45202 (12%)
  • 46 to 55140 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.3%)
  • Over 7538 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,088 (64%)
  • Passenger475 (28%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,644 (72%)
  • Motorcycle173 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes163 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 61st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A5 and M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1990, with 102 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5102146319
2ndM1102155013
3rdA184137617
4thA51206696113
5thA6598417
6thA5075399313
7thA505324403
8thA418303802
9thA6001274413
10thA4012243313
11thB1042243215
12thA4146233504
13thB658233404
14thB4540223605
15thA421183003
16thB489172621
17thB579162703
18thA600142004
19thB1040102604
20thB53091301

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1990

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1990: 109.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1990

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1990: 164.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years