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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 760 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2003, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (805), and casualties fell from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 2003
760
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,145
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight64284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight1,00388%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 760, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.4%)
  • February56 (7.4%)
  • March55 (7.2%)
  • April59 (7.8%)
  • May61 (8%)
  • June62 (8.2%)
  • July65 (8.6%)
  • August60 (7.9%)
  • September74 (9.7%)
  • October67 (8.8%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December64 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (68%)
  • Wet or damp221 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (3%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph286 (38%)
  • 70 mph141 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian67 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant51 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20171 (15%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35277 (24%)
  • 36 to 45185 (16%)
  • 46 to 55143 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (68%)
  • Passenger297 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,122 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (7%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 90th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2003

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2003, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2003: 127, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1127213214
2ndA5528118
3rdA507304916
4thA5120294408
5thA1284507
6thA6286324
7thA421273901
8thA505243611
9thA4146213012
10thA6001141601
11thB1040141501
12thA4012111513
13thB104291302
14thB4896801
15thB57961103
16thB65861301
17thA50655801
18thA6005501
19thA10814711
20thB45404501

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2003

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2003: 64.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2003

LU7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2003: 106.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2003, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years