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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 959 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1996, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (899), and casualties fell from 1,370.

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

Collisions in 1996
959
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,367
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
17
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1996

1.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious13514%
  • Slight80784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious16412%
  • Slight1,18587%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 959, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (13%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday161 (17%)
  • Friday171 (18%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.8%)
  • February84 (8.8%)
  • March53 (5.5%)
  • April75 (7.8%)
  • May74 (7.7%)
  • June78 (8.1%)
  • July74 (7.7%)
  • August71 (7.4%)
  • September82 (8.6%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November82 (8.6%)
  • December105 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (14%)
  • Fog or mist19 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (60%)
  • Wet or damp330 (34%)
  • Frost or ice41 (4.3%)
  • Snow11 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph392 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph361 (38%)
  • 70 mph164 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway685 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway214 (22%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant966 (71%)
  • Pedestrian117 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5%)
  • 16 to 20204 (15%)
  • 21 to 25208 (15%)
  • 26 to 35330 (24%)
  • 36 to 45181 (13%)
  • 46 to 55140 (10%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider883 (65%)
  • Passenger367 (27%)
  • Pedestrian117 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,399 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (6%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 72nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1996: 86, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18614717
2ndA57811639
3rdA163102312
4thA5120446806
5thA507436817
6thA6415717
7thA505385225
8thA4146314305
9thA6001303204
10thA421253514
11thA4012172104
12thB1040142002
13thB4540122002
14thB489111510
15thB658101403
16thB65591101
17thA6007810
18thB5307801
19thB5797901
20thB10426801

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1996

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1996: 92.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1996

LU7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1996: 134.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years