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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 891 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2001, and 1,321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (988), and casualties fell from 1,470.

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

Collisions in 2001
891
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,321
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2001

2.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious12114%
  • Slight75084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious15512%
  • Slight1,14487%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 891, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (13%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (15%)
  • Friday141 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.1%)
  • February67 (7.5%)
  • March66 (7.4%)
  • April70 (7.9%)
  • May67 (7.5%)
  • June73 (8.2%)
  • July90 (10%)
  • August62 (7%)
  • September83 (9.3%)
  • October70 (7.9%)
  • November88 (9.9%)
  • December83 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight633 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds725 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (10%)
  • Fog or mist23 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry530 (59%)
  • Wet or damp309 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Mud5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph334 (37%)
  • 40 mph36 (4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph356 (40%)
  • 70 mph153 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway651 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (20%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant930 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (10%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant69 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20184 (14%)
  • 21 to 25177 (13%)
  • 26 to 35305 (23%)
  • 36 to 45207 (16%)
  • 46 to 55144 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider891 (67%)
  • Passenger350 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,298 (75%)
  • Motorcycle136 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes101 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 76th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2001

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2001, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2001: 116, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1116184116
2ndA56598010
3rdA5120487008
4thA5074365111
5thA421345825
6thA6346456
7thA1324002
8thA505304202
9thA6001253613
10thA4012224223
11thA4146192403
12thA600162302
13thB530132301
14thA418121502
15thB658111401
16thB653101211
17thB65591200
18thA108181503
19thB10428900
20thB5797802

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2001

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2001: 77.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2001

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2001: 133.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years