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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 915 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1993, and 1,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1992 (1,012), and casualties fell from 1,493.

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

Collisions in 1993
915
Down 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,339
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
24
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1993

2.6% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.6%
  • Serious14516%
  • Slight74682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292.2%
  • Serious19515%
  • Slight1,11583%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 915, down 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (12%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.8%)
  • February78 (8.5%)
  • March81 (8.9%)
  • April58 (6.3%)
  • May84 (9.2%)
  • June76 (8.3%)
  • July78 (8.5%)
  • August65 (7.1%)
  • September84 (9.2%)
  • October88 (9.6%)
  • November69 (7.5%)
  • December83 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight654 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (57%)
  • Wet or damp366 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph377 (41%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph370 (40%)
  • 70 mph129 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (18%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant943 (70%)
  • Pedestrian118 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant72 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist65 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20261 (19%)
  • 21 to 25187 (14%)
  • 26 to 35308 (23%)
  • 36 to 45183 (14%)
  • 46 to 55114 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider842 (63%)
  • Passenger379 (28%)
  • Pedestrian118 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,313 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes125 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 75th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A5 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1993: 91, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591128312
2ndM182130110
3rdA507486727
4thA5120455717
5thA1436508
6thA505354903
7thA63154210
8thA4146305123
9thA421243615
10thA6001202601
11thA600182506
12thB658172913
13thA4012162410
14thB1042162102
15thB489151513
16thA603111601
17thB104091421
18thB454091310
19thB57961002
20thB40325501

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1993

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1993: 88.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1993

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1993: 135.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years