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Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK41 9RB area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
73
10,387th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
95
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the MK41 9RB hotspot

13 of the 73 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious1216%
  • Slight6082%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
12
Slightly injured
82
All casualties
95

Accidents by year at the MK41 9RB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2006, against an average of 2.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the MK41 9RB hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202423
202334
202222
202100
202000
201959
201800
201723
201623
201522
201455
201333
201233
201135
201033
200911
2008610
200700
200677
200556
200446
200348
200222
200177

Map of crashes at the MK41 9RB hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK41 9RB.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK41 9RB 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 MK41 9RB 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
Castle & Newnham
Council area
Bedford
Nearest postcode to the centre
MK41 9RB
Postcode district
MK41
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.13836, -0.43775
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
21 of 25
Latest collision
14 August 2025
Rank by collisions
10,387th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the MK41 9RB hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A428, with 9 of 73, followed by the A4280 with 9.

Collisions at the MK41 9RB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4289901
2ndA428091302

Towns near the MK41 9RB hotspot

68 of the 73 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bedford.

All 73 crashes at the MK41 9RB hotspot

Newest first, from 22 February 2001 to 14 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year