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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2011, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (686), and casualties fell from 991.

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

Collisions in 2011
624
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
919
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight54688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious879.5%
  • Slight82590%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 624, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (17%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.1%)
  • February50 (8%)
  • March72 (12%)
  • April55 (8.8%)
  • May47 (7.5%)
  • June40 (6.4%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August43 (6.9%)
  • September46 (7.4%)
  • October53 (8.5%)
  • November51 (8.2%)
  • December57 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (73%)
  • Wet or damp148 (24%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph267 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph209 (33%)
  • 70 mph103 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (19%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (72%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20137 (15%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35202 (22%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 55136 (15%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (68%)
  • Passenger224 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car887 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 70th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2011

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2011, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2011

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2011: 73, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17311423
2ndA5539806
3rdA5120294416
4thA1254200
5thA505243204
6thA507203302
7thA4012192804
8thA421162413
9thA6163102
10thA108191901
11thB53081200
12thB65881302
13thA41467902
14thA6007800
15thB4897900
16thB65961001
17thA6035500
18thB10405802
19thB10425501
20thB45404502

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2011

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2011: 56.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2011

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2011: 105.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years