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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2018, and 953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (723), and casualties fell from 1,033.

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

Collisions in 2018
649
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
953
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2018

2% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight53182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious11912%
  • Slight82186%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 649, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (17%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.9%)
  • February53 (8.2%)
  • March53 (8.2%)
  • April45 (6.9%)
  • May58 (8.9%)
  • June60 (9.2%)
  • July56 (8.6%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September73 (11%)
  • October55 (8.5%)
  • November45 (6.9%)
  • December47 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (77%)
  • Wet or damp135 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph248 (38%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph34 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph181 (28%)
  • 70 mph113 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (22%)
  • Roundabout75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (70%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (11%)
  • 21 to 25115 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (19%)
  • 36 to 45148 (16%)
  • 46 to 55142 (15%)
  • 56 to 6579 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (66%)
  • Passenger242 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car948 (75%)
  • Motorcycle75 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown42 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 50th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2018

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2018, with 32 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2018

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2018: 86, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18615104
2ndA5429434
3rdA505243615
4thA1233005
5thA507223814
6thA6152804
7thA421141701
8thA5120111404
9thA108181410
10thB104281212
11thA51837801
12thB512071101
13thA401261000
14thA41466911
15thA6036903
16thB10406710
17thB4896702
18thB5306804
19thB6534802
20thB6584400

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2018

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2018: 56.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2018

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2018: 117.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years