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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2012, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (624), and casualties fell from 919.

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

Collisions in 2012
636
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
865
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight53384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight75788%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 636, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February49 (7.7%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April48 (7.5%)
  • May43 (6.8%)
  • June51 (8%)
  • July62 (9.7%)
  • August56 (8.8%)
  • September58 (9.1%)
  • October56 (8.8%)
  • November61 (9.6%)
  • December51 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (66%)
  • Wet or damp192 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph241 (38%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph202 (32%)
  • 70 mph125 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (23%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35174 (20%)
  • 36 to 45134 (15%)
  • 46 to 55124 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (68%)
  • Passenger197 (23%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 59th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2012

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2012, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2012: 93, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM19314114
2ndA5405406
3rdA5120324304
4thA505273803
5thA507213015
6thA1202714
7thA6192512
8thA421171702
9thB659131402
10thA4012101401
11thA414691612
12thB65391503
13thB104281012
14thA10817901
15thB10407902
16thA60061210
17thB5306701
18thA60015501
19thB5795701
20thB65551002

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2012

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2012: 54.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2012

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2012: 111.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years