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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2000, and 1,470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (972), and casualties rose from 1,435.

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

Collisions in 2000
988
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,470
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
26
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2000

2.6% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.6%
  • Serious14014%
  • Slight82283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.8%
  • Serious15811%
  • Slight1,28687%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 988, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (12%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (15%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.7%)
  • February87 (8.8%)
  • March78 (7.9%)
  • April88 (8.9%)
  • May77 (7.8%)
  • June75 (7.6%)
  • July75 (7.6%)
  • August87 (8.8%)
  • September79 (8%)
  • October84 (8.5%)
  • November80 (8.1%)
  • December102 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry583 (59%)
  • Wet or damp378 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph396 (40%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph375 (38%)
  • 70 mph167 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (21%)
  • Roundabout55 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,036 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian117 (8%)
  • Cyclist49 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1572 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20225 (15%)
  • 21 to 25158 (11%)
  • 26 to 35342 (23%)
  • 36 to 45235 (16%)
  • 46 to 55154 (10%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider954 (65%)
  • Passenger399 (27%)
  • Pedestrian117 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,419 (75%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle38 (2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 66th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2000: 124, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM112421119
2ndA5598219
3rdA1497924
4thA507406828
5thA6395509
6thA421365713
7thA505314427
8thA5120294311
9thA4146182904
10thA4012141804
11thB530122315
12thB1042111401
13thB658111211
14thA600101711
15thB489101500
16thB65591102
17thA108181212
18thA60017700
19thB5796910
20thB6536810

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2000

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2000: 83.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2000

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2000: 137.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years