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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2020, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2019 (583), and casualties fell from 884.

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

Collisions in 2020
437
Down 25% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
642
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight33677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight53083%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 437, down 25% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (15%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March22 (5%)
  • April16 (3.7%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September33 (7.6%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (66%)
  • Wet or damp140 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph167 (38%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph137 (31%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (71%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (12%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (14%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (72%)
  • Passenger141 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2020

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2020, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A505 and A507 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2020, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505274615
2ndA507273519
3rdM1264029
4thA5193003
5thA1172204
6thA6172406
7thA421121800
8thA512091000
9thA108181101
10thA600181101
11thB104081703
12thA40126901
13thB4896902
14thA51835700
15thA6005501
16thB10425602
17thB45405501
18thB512051100
19thB65851101
20thA50653300

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2020

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2020: 30.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2020

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2020: 81.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years