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Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 2NZ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 119 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Ampthill ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 131 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
119
6,829th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
131
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the MK45 2NZ hotspot

18 of the 119 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10185%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
16
Slightly injured
113
All casualties
131

Accidents by year at the MK45 2NZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2017, against an average of 4.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the MK45 2NZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202455
202333
202211
202133
202079
201944
201846
20171011
201611
201544
201444
201367
201299
201155
201033
200966
200846
200756
200644
2005910
200456
200333
200233
200167

Map of crashes at the MK45 2NZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK45 2NZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 2NZ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the MK45 2NZ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ampthill
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Nearest postcode to the centre
MK45 2NZ
Postcode district
MK45
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.02792, -0.49389
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
10 October 2025
Rank by collisions
6,829th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the MK45 2NZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B530, with 16 of 119, followed by the A5012 with 1.

Collisions at the MK45 2NZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB530161813
2ndA50121200
3rdA51201100

Towns near the MK45 2NZ hotspot

All 119 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Ampthill.

Accident hotspots near MK45 2NZ

7 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 2HY area, 1.7 km away, with 71 collisions.

All 119 crashes at the MK45 2NZ hotspot

Newest first, from 26 April 2001 to 10 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year