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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2013, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (636), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 2013
565
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
831
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2013

1.2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight46582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight71686%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 565, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (18%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6%)
  • February49 (8.7%)
  • March51 (9%)
  • April48 (8.5%)
  • May37 (6.5%)
  • June51 (9%)
  • July46 (8.1%)
  • August37 (6.5%)
  • September53 (9.4%)
  • October48 (8.5%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (10%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (66%)
  • Wet or damp159 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph184 (33%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph204 (36%)
  • 70 mph108 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (11%)
  • 21 to 25102 (12%)
  • 26 to 35211 (25%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 55130 (16%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (68%)
  • Passenger214 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (76%)
  • Motorcycle78 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 66th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2013

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2013, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2013

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2013: 77, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM177151010
2ndA5487526
3rdA1304924
4thA505233214
5thA5120223002
6thA421213203
7thA507182607
8thA6152602
9thA4012101302
10thA6008901
11thB104271104
12thB4897901
13thB5797900
14thA10816901
15thA60016601
16thB45406701
17thB6536902
18thB65961303
19thA41465602
20thB10405702

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2013

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2013: 48.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2013

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2013: 103.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years