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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2024, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (580), and casualties fell from 838.

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

Collisions in 2024
510
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
738
Down 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11623%
  • Slight38575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious13318%
  • Slight59681%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 510, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.6%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March37 (7.3%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June39 (7.6%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September47 (9.2%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (66%)
  • Wet or damp139 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (9%)
  • 30 mph162 (32%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph42 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (28%)
  • 70 mph68 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (20%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35149 (20%)
  • 36 to 45142 (19%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (70%)
  • Passenger165 (22%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 51st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2024

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2024, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2024: 60, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1609926
2ndA507274206
3rdA6234126
4thA421213206
5thA5182704
6thA505172312
7thA1162004
8thA5505111802
9thA518391102
10thA506581313
11thB65871104
12thA108161200
13thB10406603
14thB6556703
15thB51205601
16thB53051102
17thB5795601
18thB6595501
19thA51204703
20thA60014600

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2024

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2024: 35.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2024

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2024: 87.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years