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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 899 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1995, and 1,370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (906), and casualties rose from 1,307.

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

Collisions in 1995
899
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,370
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
29
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1995

3.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal293.2%
  • Serious15017%
  • Slight72080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious18514%
  • Slight1,15184%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 899, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (12%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday138 (15%)
  • Saturday140 (16%)
  • Sunday128 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8%)
  • February52 (5.8%)
  • March79 (8.8%)
  • April68 (7.6%)
  • May69 (7.7%)
  • June79 (8.8%)
  • July78 (8.7%)
  • August75 (8.3%)
  • September96 (11%)
  • October71 (7.9%)
  • November71 (7.9%)
  • December89 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds743 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (11%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (63%)
  • Wet or damp311 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph351 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph326 (36%)
  • 70 mph179 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (23%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant983 (72%)
  • Pedestrian112 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist65 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant55 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20235 (17%)
  • 21 to 25193 (14%)
  • 26 to 35324 (24%)
  • 36 to 45166 (12%)
  • 46 to 55127 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider835 (61%)
  • Passenger423 (31%)
  • Pedestrian112 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,313 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes128 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle95 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 79th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1995

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1995: 99, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM199179313
2ndA571108512
3rdA1709577
4thA505425718
5thA507426717
6thA6375819
7thA5120365408
8thA421295314
9thA4146243005
10thA6001162204
11thA4012142001
12thB489122305
13thB4540112211
14thB530102701
15thA60081202
16thB104271002
17thB65871002
18thB104061001
19thB454161402
20thB5796800

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1995

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1995: 74.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1995

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1995: 131.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years