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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 906 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1994, and 1,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (915), and casualties fell from 1,339.

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

Collisions in 1994
906
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,307
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1994

2.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious14816%
  • Slight73881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.5%
  • Serious18214%
  • Slight1,10585%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 906, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday151 (17%)
  • Saturday157 (17%)
  • Sunday94 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.1%)
  • February84 (9.3%)
  • March66 (7.3%)
  • April68 (7.5%)
  • May68 (7.5%)
  • June62 (6.8%)
  • July64 (7.1%)
  • August71 (7.8%)
  • September77 (8.5%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November75 (8.3%)
  • December98 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist20 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (58%)
  • Wet or damp351 (39%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph375 (41%)
  • 70 mph146 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway689 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant908 (69%)
  • Pedestrian112 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (8%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20231 (18%)
  • 21 to 25219 (17%)
  • 26 to 35274 (21%)
  • 36 to 45186 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (62%)
  • Passenger384 (29%)
  • Pedestrian112 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,281 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle96 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 80th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1994: 68, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1689925
2ndA56488014
3rdA1528334
4thA51204977110
5thA64073010
6thA5073955210
7thA421366006
8thA505314226
9thA4146222602
10thB658174002
11thA600152904
12thA4012141703
13thA6001131601
14thB4540132004
15thB1042111104
16thB489101603
17thB53091510
18thB104071000
19thB5797803
20thB6557801

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1994

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1994: 77.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1994

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1994: 139.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years