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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2008, and 1,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (773), and casualties fell from 1,121.

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

Collisions in 2008
702
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,020
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight59785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious11011%
  • Slight89588%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 702, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (16%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (17%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday86 (12%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8%)
  • February61 (8.7%)
  • March71 (10%)
  • April61 (8.7%)
  • May57 (8.1%)
  • June50 (7.1%)
  • July53 (7.5%)
  • August59 (8.4%)
  • September47 (6.7%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November50 (7.1%)
  • December73 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds558 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (64%)
  • Wet or damp222 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph267 (38%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph263 (37%)
  • 70 mph111 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant764 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian64 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20177 (17%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35216 (21%)
  • 36 to 45153 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6574 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.1%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (68%)
  • Passenger261 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 65th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2008

South, Luton, LU1 4GR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2008, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2008: 98, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM19815312
2ndA5405407
3rdA507356014
4thA421295522
5thA1253905
6thA5120243513
7thA505192314
8thA6152202
9thA4012142403
10thA6001131914
11thA1081111504
12thB653101803
13thB104091200
14thA60371010
15thB4897902
16thA506561211
17thB10426702
18thB5306901
19thA60051000
20thB5795600

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2008

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2008: 52.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2008

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2008: 111.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years