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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 971 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1998, and 1,436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997, and casualties rose from 1,401.

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

Collisions in 1998
971
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,436
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
21
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1998

2.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious16217%
  • Slight78881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious19814%
  • Slight1,21585%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 971, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (12%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (17%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (11%)
  • February66 (6.8%)
  • March85 (8.8%)
  • April67 (6.9%)
  • May63 (6.5%)
  • June73 (7.5%)
  • July77 (7.9%)
  • August101 (10%)
  • September84 (8.7%)
  • October84 (8.7%)
  • November83 (8.5%)
  • December81 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight716 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry585 (60%)
  • Wet or damp357 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph379 (39%)
  • 70 mph177 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway688 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (22%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant986 (69%)
  • Pedestrian116 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant80 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist62 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6%)
  • 16 to 20243 (17%)
  • 21 to 25182 (13%)
  • 26 to 35340 (24%)
  • 36 to 45208 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider906 (63%)
  • Passenger414 (29%)
  • Pedestrian116 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,358 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in Central Bedfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 74th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1998: 109, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1109168016
2ndA55980111
3rdA5075683118
4thA15477114
5thA65198611
6thA5054569210
7thA5120436204
8thA421264313
9thA6001234104
10thA4146222803
11thA4012192703
12thB489161913
13thB1042152402
14thB655122103
15thA600101600
16thB658101802
17thB104091302
18thB53081202
19thB5798901
20thA6037801

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1998

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1998: 80.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1998

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1998: 155.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years