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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 771 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2005, and 1,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (779), and casualties fell from 1,155.

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

Collisions in 2005
771
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,101
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2005

2.5% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight64884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight95687%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 771, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.4%)
  • February58 (7.5%)
  • March71 (9.2%)
  • April60 (7.8%)
  • May63 (8.2%)
  • June63 (8.2%)
  • July73 (9.5%)
  • August70 (9.1%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October49 (6.4%)
  • November80 (10%)
  • December63 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (65%)
  • Wet or damp236 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph283 (37%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph304 (39%)
  • 70 mph127 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant785 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian71 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4%)
  • 16 to 20193 (18%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35249 (23%)
  • 36 to 45202 (18%)
  • 46 to 55112 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (67%)
  • Passenger295 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,113 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes119 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle111 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 77th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2005

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2005, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2005: 97, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM19716247
2ndA5476709
3rdA507375918
4thA51203552110
5thA6315312
6thA1283413
7thA505263411
8thA421244403
9thA6001243206
10thA4146192313
11thA4012172201
12thB1042101611
13thB104091101
14thB48991611
15thB53091412
16thA60081211
17thB6588900
18thB65571101
19thA10815902
20thA50655602

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2005

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2005: 57.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2005

MK45 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2005: 118.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years