Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 13 Dec 2024, 20:42
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401540702
Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8LQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 110 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bromham ward, Bedford, from 2001 to 2025, with 152 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.
No collisions were recorded here in 2025, after 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 110
- 7,318th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 152
- 1.38 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the MK43 8LQ hotspot
18 of the 110 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.7%
- Serious1514%
- Slight9284%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 15
- Slightly injured
- 133
- All casualties
- 152
Accidents by year at the MK43 8LQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2007, against an average of 4.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the MK43 8LQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the MK43 8LQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK43 8LQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8LQ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the MK43 8LQ 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.
Towns near the MK43 8LQ hotspot
55 of the 110 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bromham, Bedford.
Accident hotspots near MK43 8LQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Clapham & Oakley, Bedford, MK41 6AY area, 2.8 km away, with 85 collisions.
- Clapham & Oakley, Bedford, MK41 6AY area2.8 km away, 99 casualties85 collisions
- Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LF area3 km away, 337 casualties269 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK40 2EG area3.3 km away, 765 casualties624 collisions
- Kempston West, Bedford, MK42 7FL area3.5 km away, 141 casualties109 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK41 7BJ area3.5 km away, 72 casualties62 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 8HA area3.8 km away, 426 casualties350 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 9DU area3.9 km away, 98 casualties79 collisions
- Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area4.1 km away, 1,866 casualties1,503 collisions
All 110 crashes at the MK43 8LQ hotspot
Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 13 December 2024, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 17 Oct 2024, 11:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401506980
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A428 in Bedford, 19 Jul 2024, 11:51
- Mini Cooper and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401474213
- Serious
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 14 Jul 2024, 19:15
- Skoda Fabia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401477359
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 4 Apr 2024, 19:35
- Volvo V40 and Honda CB
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401438404
- Slight
Suzuki UH 125 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 6 Jan 2024, 06:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401400227
- Serious
Triumph Sprint ST 1050 crash on the A6 in Bedford, 13 Aug 2023, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401348845
- Slight
Mini Clubman crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 12 May 2023, 10:00
- Mini Clubman and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401313850
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A428 in Bedford, 13 Apr 2023, 17:54
- Nissan Qashqai and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023401333121
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 11 Apr 2023, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401305867
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 12 Dec 2022, 10:11
- BMW 5 Series and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401256077
- Serious
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 18 Aug 2022, 13:25
- Mercedes Vito and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401214601
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A428 in Bedford, 7 Aug 2022, 16:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022401211480
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 18 Mar 2022, 16:04
- Nissan Qashqai and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401159864
- Slight
Ford Transit Courier crash on the A428 in Bedford, 13 Dec 2021, 16:30
- Ford Transit Courier and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401121810
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 19 Oct 2021, 22:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401103474
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A428 in Bedford, 6 Jul 2021, 14:05
- Ford Focus and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021401076548
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 18 May 2021, 15:00
- Ford Transit Custom, Ford Fiesta and Honda Jazz
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021401052100
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 8 Apr 2020, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400949764
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A428 in Bedford, 21 Dec 2019, 18:42
- Ford Fiesta, Mini Cooper and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400924309
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 12 Dec 2019, 15:59
- Renault Trucks and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400911652
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 30 Nov 2019, 13:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400922488
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 7 Jun 2019, 16:54
- Vauxhall Astra, Renault Scenic and Peugeot 308
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400847876
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 20 May 2019, 12:03
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400844822
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 1 Feb 2019, 17:25
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400818023
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A428 in Bedford, 19 Jan 2019, 14:14
- Vauxhall Vectra and Mazda 6
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019400825091
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 21 Apr 2018, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400289247
- Slight
Honda WW125EX2 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 16 Apr 2018, 19:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400287338
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A428 in Bedford, 27 Feb 2018, 12:12
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400278620
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 1 Feb 2018, 06:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400270937
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 18 Jan 2018, 08:46
- Suzuki Alto and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400260997
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A428 in Bedford, 5 Oct 2017, 10:44
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400231346
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 1 Sep 2017, 17:50
- BMW 1 Series and Hyundai Getz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400220961
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 21 Aug 2017, 16:50
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400219255
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 19 Jun 2017, 17:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400200061
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 30 Apr 2017, 19:35
- Nissan Micra, Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400182488
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 8 Mar 2017, 21:11
- Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017400170996
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 8 Dec 2016, 07:47
- Kia Picanto and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016400138068
- Slight
Toyota Celica crash on a C road in Bedford, 7 Dec 2016, 07:54
- Toyota Celica and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400137549
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on a C road in Bedford, 25 Nov 2016, 15:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400134697
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6 in Bedford, 7 Nov 2016, 17:17
- Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400133461
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A428 in Bedford, 1 Nov 2016, 17:50
- Nissan Qashqai and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400126014
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Aug 2016, 08:05
- Vauxhall Combo and Ford Fusion
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400105489
- Slight
BMW M3 crash on the A6 in Bedford, 4 Jul 2016, 07:32
- BMW M3, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400092128
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A428 in Bedford, 7 May 2016, 09:45
- Volvo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016400066273
- Slight
Mitsubishi Shogun crash on a C road in Bedford, 16 Feb 2016, 12:04
- Mitsubishi Shogun and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016406BA0158
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 16 Nov 2015, 16:50
- Fiat Punto and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405BA1103
- Fatal
Hyundai i10 crash on the A428 in Bedford, 22 Sep 2015, 17:40
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015405BA0842