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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2022, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2021 (471), and casualties rose from 695.

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

Collisions in 2022
528
Up 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
742
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious10620%
  • Slight40877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious12817%
  • Slight59981%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 528, up 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (11%)
  • Tuesday89 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday102 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (10%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March45 (8.5%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May46 (8.7%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July41 (7.8%)
  • August38 (7.2%)
  • September34 (6.4%)
  • October38 (7.2%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December48 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (67%)
  • Wet or damp128 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph184 (35%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph149 (28%)
  • 70 mph82 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (23%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (71%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (12%)
  • 21 to 2568 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35149 (20%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 55103 (14%)
  • 56 to 6582 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (4%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (72%)
  • Passenger149 (20%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 52nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2022

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2022, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2022: 59, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15985111
2ndA5283106
3rdA1233106
4thA421233714
5thA505233512
6thA507203416
7thA6183413
8thA512091403
9thA10817800
10thA51837702
11thB51207801
12thA60016701
13thB10426701
14thB48961002
15thB5306901
16thA414651511
17thA55055800
18thA40124602
19thB10404501
20thB6584711

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2022

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2022: 47.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2022

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2022: 90.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years