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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2014, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2013 (565), and casualties rose from 831.

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

Collisions in 2014
672
Up 19% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
964
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight57485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious10311%
  • Slight85489%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 672, up 19% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday118 (18%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday84 (13%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.6%)
  • February41 (6.1%)
  • March64 (9.5%)
  • April49 (7.3%)
  • May54 (8%)
  • June41 (6.1%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August61 (9.1%)
  • September54 (8%)
  • October66 (9.8%)
  • November59 (8.8%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (68%)
  • Wet or damp200 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph216 (32%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph221 (33%)
  • 70 mph142 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (22%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant692 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (12%)
  • 21 to 25145 (15%)
  • 26 to 35249 (26%)
  • 36 to 45109 (11%)
  • 46 to 55137 (14%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (70%)
  • Passenger229 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car973 (74%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Central Bedfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2014

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2014, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2014: 99, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM199178110
2ndA54460010
3rdA421294102
4thA6284613
5thA507273706
6thA5120212704
7thA4012172703
8thA1142102
9thA505142102
10thB1042131511
11thB489121602
12thB57991100
13thB65591101
14thA414681302
15thA60018801
16thB104081500
17thB6598801
18thA10817901
19thA6006601
20thA6036700

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2014

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2014: 65.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2014

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2014: 108.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years