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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2007, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (782), and casualties rose from 1,090.

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

Collisions in 2007
773
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,121
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
18
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2007

2.3% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight65585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious11710%
  • Slight98688%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 773, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.9%)
  • February61 (7.9%)
  • March71 (9.2%)
  • April53 (6.9%)
  • May65 (8.4%)
  • June61 (7.9%)
  • July59 (7.6%)
  • August68 (8.8%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October65 (8.4%)
  • November76 (9.8%)
  • December69 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight528 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (63%)
  • Wet or damp258 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph314 (41%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph299 (39%)
  • 70 mph108 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (19%)
  • 21 to 25137 (12%)
  • 26 to 35235 (21%)
  • 36 to 45181 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (12%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (1.8%)
  • Over 7532 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider768 (69%)
  • Passenger274 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,135 (76%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 58th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2007

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2007, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2007: 91, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM19115516
2ndA5496927
3rdA507376165
4thA5120335012
5thA421325437
6thA4012222903
7thA505202704
8thA1192204
9thA4146151901
10thA6152202
11thB489141612
12thA6001121402
13thB579111701
14thB530101602
15thB104291801
16thA60081001
17thA50655800
18thA6035901
19thB6585802
20thB10404700

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2007

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2007: 70.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2007

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2007: 114.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years