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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2010, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (707), and casualties fell from 1,030.

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

Collisions in 2010
686
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
991
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2010

1.7% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11617%
  • Slight55881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight85186%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 686, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (17%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.5%)
  • February58 (8.5%)
  • March65 (9.5%)
  • April71 (10%)
  • May61 (8.9%)
  • June73 (11%)
  • July59 (8.6%)
  • August50 (7.3%)
  • September54 (7.9%)
  • October56 (8.2%)
  • November44 (6.4%)
  • December37 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other35 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (64%)
  • Wet or damp175 (26%)
  • Frost or ice51 (7.4%)
  • Snow19 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph262 (38%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph233 (34%)
  • 70 mph131 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian52 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20158 (16%)
  • 21 to 25151 (15%)
  • 26 to 35193 (19%)
  • 36 to 45168 (17%)
  • 46 to 55111 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider686 (69%)
  • Passenger253 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 60th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2010

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area and South, Luton, LU1 4GR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2010, with 27 collisions each.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2010: 111, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM111118319
2ndA5120375504
3rdA5365117
4thA1274107
5thA6273816
6thA507252923
7thA505222702
8thA421142404
9thA4012131513
10thB658121812
11thA108181702
12thB10408902
13thB6598903
14thB104271001
15thB6537902
16thA60016901
17thA6036801
18thB4896601
19thB5306800
20thA41464700

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2010

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2010: 54.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2010

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2010: 119.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years