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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2016, and 894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (609), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 2016
621
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
894
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight50081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious12514%
  • Slight76085%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 621, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday114 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.2%)
  • February49 (7.9%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May59 (9.5%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July56 (9%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November58 (9.3%)
  • December44 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (71%)
  • Wet or damp166 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph217 (35%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph210 (34%)
  • 70 mph129 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (23%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.4%)
  • 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 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (10%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20131 (15%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 45157 (18%)
  • 46 to 55109 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (68%)
  • Passenger231 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown27 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 58th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2016

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2016, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2016: 85, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM185153010
2ndA5425717
3rdA62742010
4thA421254422
5thA507253704
6thA5120233003
7thA1213303
8thA505172301
9thA4012131501
10thA108181504
11thA60081103
12thB104081621
13thB48981000
14thA60016701
15thB6596901
16thA1(M)51101
17thA6035601
18thB5304501
19thB5794501
20thB6554803

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2016

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2016: 54.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2016

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2016: 110.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years