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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2002, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (891), and casualties fell from 1,321.

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

Collisions in 2002
805
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,170
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
27
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2002

3.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.4%
  • Serious9912%
  • Slight67984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.8%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,01286%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 805, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (12%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (14%)
  • Friday120 (15%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday124 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (9.4%)
  • February76 (9.4%)
  • March83 (10%)
  • April77 (9.6%)
  • May52 (6.5%)
  • June62 (7.7%)
  • July54 (6.7%)
  • August43 (5.3%)
  • September77 (9.6%)
  • October75 (9.3%)
  • November73 (9.1%)
  • December57 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry500 (62%)
  • Wet or damp294 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (37%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph304 (38%)
  • 70 mph158 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant873 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20168 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35256 (22%)
  • 36 to 45200 (17%)
  • 46 to 55136 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider783 (67%)
  • Passenger314 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 82nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2002

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2002, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2002: 117, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1117199410
2ndA5658645
3rdA5120425315
4thA507406946
5thA1334912
6thA6324603
7thA505304015
8thA421285115
9thA4146243702
10thA6001162110
11thA4012121813
12thB530121713
13thB655121623
14thA418101702
15thB1042101400
16thB579101310
17thB653102511
18thB65871010
19thA108161203
20thA51306811

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2002

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2002: 69.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2002

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2002: 127.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years