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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,012 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1992, and 1,493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (973), and casualties rose from 1,441.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,012
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,493
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
30
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1992

3% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303%
  • Serious16516%
  • Slight81781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.7%
  • Serious20214%
  • Slight1,25084%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,012, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (15%)
  • Tuesday118 (12%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday168 (17%)
  • Sunday125 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.4%)
  • February93 (9.2%)
  • March84 (8.3%)
  • April74 (7.3%)
  • May83 (8.2%)
  • June83 (8.2%)
  • July80 (7.9%)
  • August97 (9.6%)
  • September78 (7.7%)
  • October92 (9.1%)
  • November93 (9.2%)
  • December90 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight718 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds817 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (57%)
  • Wet or damp391 (39%)
  • Frost or ice45 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph437 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph378 (37%)
  • 70 mph137 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (19%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,028 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian123 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant88 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist75 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4%)
  • 11 to 1582 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20267 (18%)
  • 21 to 25250 (17%)
  • 26 to 35298 (20%)
  • 36 to 45211 (14%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.8%)
  • Over 7532 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider914 (61%)
  • Passenger456 (31%)
  • Pedestrian123 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,468 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle135 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 65th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1992

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1992: 94, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM194174416
2ndA577116412
3rdA1589127
4thA5075383411
5thA505456223
6thA5120415007
7thA6345309
8thA4146263800
9thA421233933
10thA6001233402
11thB1042212203
12thA4012192604
13thB489192102
14thA600172913
15thB658163611
16thB1040142104
17thB53091203
18thB454081500
19thA4185701
20thB40325710

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1992

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1992: 88.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1992

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1992: 127.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years