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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2004, and 1,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (760), and casualties rose from 1,145.

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

Collisions in 2004
779
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,155
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
13
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight66786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious11910%
  • Slight1,02389%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 779, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.6%)
  • February47 (6%)
  • March62 (8%)
  • April68 (8.7%)
  • May52 (6.7%)
  • June72 (9.2%)
  • July63 (8.1%)
  • August58 (7.4%)
  • September69 (8.9%)
  • October76 (9.8%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December64 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight563 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (59%)
  • Wet or damp289 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph310 (40%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph324 (42%)
  • 70 mph102 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant873 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (16%)
  • 21 to 25150 (13%)
  • 26 to 35278 (24%)
  • 36 to 45183 (16%)
  • 46 to 55116 (10%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider796 (69%)
  • Passenger287 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,134 (77%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2004

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2004, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2004: 75, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17514018
2ndA5436016
3rdA421426206
4thA507384902
5thA5120314715
6thA1273712
7thA6274917
8thA505233001
9thA4146223100
10thA6001151903
11thB1042152104
12thA4012141902
13thB530111712
14thB104092113
15thA6038902
16thA10817703
17thA506571101
18thA6006912
19thB4896810
20thB6586701

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2004

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2004: 59.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2004

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2004: 122.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years