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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1999, and 1,435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (971), and casualties fell from 1,436.

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

Collisions in 1999
972
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,435
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
30
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 1999

3.1% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious12313%
  • Slight81984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious16712%
  • Slight1,23586%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 972, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (13%)
  • Wednesday163 (17%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.1%)
  • February77 (7.9%)
  • March65 (6.7%)
  • April84 (8.6%)
  • May67 (6.9%)
  • June75 (7.7%)
  • July82 (8.4%)
  • August89 (9.2%)
  • September75 (7.7%)
  • October90 (9.3%)
  • November99 (10%)
  • December81 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (60%)
  • Wet or damp343 (35%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph376 (39%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph377 (39%)
  • 70 mph165 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (20%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,027 (72%)
  • Pedestrian122 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (7%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20195 (14%)
  • 21 to 25177 (12%)
  • 26 to 35331 (23%)
  • 36 to 45247 (17%)
  • 46 to 55163 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider914 (64%)
  • Passenger399 (28%)
  • Pedestrian122 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,430 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes107 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle103 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Central Bedfordshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 72nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 1999: 112, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM111218526
2ndA55988210
3rdA505446618
4thA6427838
5thA5120416227
6thA1406208
7thA507396346
8thA421356033
9thA4146141800
10thB1040121813
11thB530111602
12thA4012101802
13thA60391200
14thB454191302
15thB48991301
16thB65591002
17thA4188900
18thA60071100
19thB454071301
20thB5797902

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1999

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 1999: 85.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 1999

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 1999: 157.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years