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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2015, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (672), and casualties fell from 964.

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

Collisions in 2015
609
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
904
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight49381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious12113%
  • Slight76485%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 609, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday104 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.4%)
  • February48 (7.9%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April43 (7.1%)
  • May47 (7.7%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July46 (7.6%)
  • August48 (7.9%)
  • September56 (9.2%)
  • October51 (8.4%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (68%)
  • Wet or damp175 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph55 (9%)
  • 30 mph168 (28%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph193 (32%)
  • 70 mph134 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (24%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (11%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35209 (23%)
  • 36 to 45135 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (67%)
  • Passenger231 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 64th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2015

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2015, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2015: 94, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM194168212
2ndA5516916
3rdA421285402
4thA507284307
5thA505233212
6thA5120193017
7thA1182102
8thA6173103
9thA1081101302
10thA4012101103
11thB4897700
12thB57971610
13thB65571100
14thB6587701
15thA60016701
16thB6596810
17thB10404610
18thB10424701
19thB45414811
20thA6003501

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2015

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2015: 65.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2015

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2015: 100.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years