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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 723 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2017, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2016 (621), and casualties rose from 894.

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

Collisions in 2017
723
Up 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,033
Up 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious11516%
  • Slight59582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12612%
  • Slight89487%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 723, up 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday112 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.9%)
  • February43 (5.9%)
  • March50 (6.9%)
  • April54 (7.5%)
  • May65 (9%)
  • June73 (10%)
  • July79 (11%)
  • August64 (8.9%)
  • September67 (9.3%)
  • October48 (6.6%)
  • November65 (9%)
  • December58 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (72%)
  • Wet or damp179 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph274 (38%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph221 (31%)
  • 70 mph138 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (24%)
  • Roundabout67 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7%)
  • Cyclist59 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (10%)
  • 21 to 25140 (14%)
  • 26 to 35206 (20%)
  • 36 to 45177 (17%)
  • 46 to 55147 (14%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (70%)
  • Passenger237 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,043 (73%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown57 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 42nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2017

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2017, with 42 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2017

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2017: 101, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1101176011
2ndA5415216
3rdA1385706
4thA421275914
5thA505233302
6thA507233919
7thA6202813
8thA1081111701
9thA5120111405
10thA5183101313
11thA600191100
12thA40128902
13thB53081511
14thB454171203
15thB48971001
16thB65571212
17thA414661101
18thB51206700
19thB5796700
20thB10404703

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2017

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2017: 69.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2017

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2017: 134.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years