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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2019, and 884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (649), and casualties fell from 953.

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

Collisions in 2019
583
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
884
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious11319%
  • Slight46079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious13215%
  • Slight74184%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 583, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.3%)
  • February45 (7.7%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May34 (5.8%)
  • June48 (8.2%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August44 (7.5%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November58 (9.9%)
  • December57 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (66%)
  • Wet or damp184 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph213 (37%)
  • 40 mph59 (10%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph165 (28%)
  • 70 mph95 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (24%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant655 (74%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (10%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35205 (23%)
  • 36 to 45118 (13%)
  • 46 to 55126 (14%)
  • 56 to 6589 (10%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (69%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 51st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2019, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2019

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2019: 63, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16312739
2ndA5325007
3rdA1314515
4thA505253105
5thA507203006
6thA421193604
7thA5120152213
8thB659141711
9thA6132413
10thA1081102112
11thA40129913
12thB48981101
13thB65381903
14thA550571202
15thB104071000
16thB65871000
17thA60016701
18thB10426801
19thA51835702
20thB51205501

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2019

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2019: 42.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2019

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2019: 112.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years