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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 973 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1991, and 1,441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1990 (1,166), and casualties fell from 1,696.

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

Collisions in 1991
973
Down 17% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,441
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
31
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1991

3.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal313.2%
  • Serious17918%
  • Slight76378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious24117%
  • Slight1,16781%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 973, down 17% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (11%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday181 (19%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (9.1%)
  • February63 (6.5%)
  • March67 (6.9%)
  • April81 (8.3%)
  • May77 (7.9%)
  • June80 (8.2%)
  • July87 (8.9%)
  • August79 (8.1%)
  • September80 (8.2%)
  • October78 (8%)
  • November114 (12%)
  • December78 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds799 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry583 (60%)
  • Wet or damp335 (34%)
  • Frost or ice44 (4.5%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph410 (42%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph360 (37%)
  • 70 mph140 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway741 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (17%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant997 (69%)
  • Pedestrian124 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant74 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20318 (22%)
  • 21 to 25232 (16%)
  • 26 to 35301 (21%)
  • 36 to 45170 (12%)
  • 46 to 5596 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider889 (62%)
  • Passenger428 (30%)
  • Pedestrian124 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,398 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes121 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle105 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 71st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1991: 87, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM187161317
2ndA579111212
3rdA14871310
4thA5074364310
5thA5120436318
6thA6396117
7thA505344334
8thB4540294105
9thA4012274624
10thA418263314
11thA4146253515
12thA6001203103
13thB658192816
14thB1042162414
15thA421142504
16thB489111800
17thA600101702
18thB1040101301
19thA60381001
20thB53071401

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1991

Dunstable and Luton had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1991, with 83 each.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1991

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1991: 130.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years