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Central Bedfordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2025, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (510), and casualties fell from 738.

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

Collisions in 2025
475
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
688
Down 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Central Bedfordshire in 2025

2.5% of collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in Central Bedfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight36276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious12718%
  • Slight54880%

Central Bedfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Central Bedfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,211 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 475, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February28 (5.9%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June30 (6.3%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December47 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (74%)
  • Wet or damp102 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (8%)
  • 30 mph184 (39%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph114 (24%)
  • 70 mph75 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (21%)
  • Roundabout51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (70%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (12%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (20%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (72%)
  • Passenger144 (21%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Central Bedfordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Central Bedfordshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Central Bedfordshire in 2025

Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Central Bedfordshire in 2025, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Central Bedfordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The M1 had the most collisions in Central Bedfordshire in 2025: 63, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Central Bedfordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM163103111
2ndA1202904
3rdA6203606
4thA507193115
5thA5131800
6thA505131711
7thA421121302
8thA5183121523
9thB512091303
10thB104281010
11thA51206802
12thA55056801
13thB4896701
14thA40125501
15thB10405701
16thB45415702
17thB53051311
18thB6535802
19thA41464502
20thA60014400

Towns in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2025

Dunstable had the most collisions of any town in Central Bedfordshire in 2025: 32.

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire: crashes in 2025

LU5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Central Bedfordshire in 2025: 77.

Latest crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Central Bedfordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Central Bedfordshire road accidents in other years