Slight
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 20 Sep 2025, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401644564
Cauldwell, Bedford, MK42 9UT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 119 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Cauldwell ward, Bedford, from 2001 to 2025, with 150 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 119
- 6,829th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 150
- 1.26 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the MK42 9UT hotspot
23 of the 119 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.7%
- Serious2118%
- Slight9681%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 24
- Slightly injured
- 124
- All casualties
- 150
Accidents by year at the MK42 9UT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2019, against an average of 4.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the MK42 9UT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
Map of crashes at the MK42 9UT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK42 9UT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Cauldwell, Bedford, MK42 9UT area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the MK42 9UT 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 MK42 9UT hotspot
95 of the 119 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bedford.
Accident hotspots near MK42 9UT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Kingsbrook, Bedford, MK42 0NX area, 1.1 km away, with 504 collisions.
- Kingsbrook, Bedford, MK42 0NX area1.1 km away, 653 casualties504 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 7NZ area1.3 km away, 690 casualties499 collisions
- Kingsbrook, Bedford, MK42 0SJ area1.4 km away, 223 casualties182 collisions
- Wixams & Wilstead, Bedford, MK42 9XE area1.5 km away, 449 casualties326 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 9DU area1.7 km away, 98 casualties79 collisions
- Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area2.1 km away, 1,866 casualties1,503 collisions
- Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK40 3TU area2.3 km away, 486 casualties371 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 8HA area2.4 km away, 426 casualties350 collisions
All 119 crashes at the MK42 9UT hotspot
Newest first, from 30 January 2001 to 20 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 17 Jul 2025, 14:45
- Volkswagen UP and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401617534
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A421 in Bedford, 30 Sep 2024, 00:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401501068
- Serious
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Jul 2024, 15:14
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2024401477740
- Slight
Kia Optima crash on the A421 in Bedford, 5 Jun 2024, 17:27
- Kia Optima, Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401457246
- Slight
Yamaha MT crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Jan 2024, 16:47
- Yamaha MT, a van and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401402886
- Serious
BMW 4 Series crash on the A421 in Bedford, 13 Jan 2024, 22:37
- BMW 4 Series, Vauxhall Combo, Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024401405484
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 14 Dec 2023, 08:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401388602
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A421 in Bedford, 9 Dec 2023, 17:53
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401386690
- Slight
Car crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 6 Nov 2023, 08:52
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401420969
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A421 in Bedford, 1 Sep 2023, 14:44
- Ford Focus and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401363449
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A421 in Bedford, 16 May 2023, 17:52
- Ford Focus, BMW 1 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401311432
- Serious
Mercedes GLC Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 21 Oct 2022, 16:47
- Mercedes GLC Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401238247
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 1 Jun 2022, 15:44
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401187598
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 29 Dec 2021, 18:05
- Mercedes Gla Class and Audi Q5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401130256
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Apr 2021, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401044803
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 6 Feb 2021, 13:58
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021401030190
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A421 in Bedford, 19 Jan 2021, 22:14
- Ford Mondeo, BMW 1 Series and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401017709
- Serious
Audi Q2 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 4 Sep 2020, 22:20
- Audi Q2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020400998549
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A421 in Bedford, 14 Aug 2020, 16:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400975377
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the A600 in Bedford, 14 Jun 2020, 16:10
- Mercedes A Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400957465
- Slight
Nissan Almera crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 10 Jun 2020, 13:55
- Nissan Almera, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400975403
- Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 7 Apr 2020, 15:07
- Smart Fortwo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400954812
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 21 Mar 2020, 02:32
- BMW 4 Series, Honda Civic, Mercedes E Class, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400950369
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 16 Feb 2020, 13:27
- Hyundai i20 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2020400935669
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 16 Jan 2020, 16:19
- Ford Transit Connect and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400925584
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A421 in Bedford, 30 Aug 2019, 07:15
- Vauxhall Astra and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400880598
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Aug 2019, 20:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400888113
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 27 Jul 2019, 16:00
- Honda Jazz, Ford Focus and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400866395
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 20 Jul 2019, 18:05
- Volkswagen Passat and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400862635
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A421 in Bedford, 11 Mar 2019, 08:14
- DAF Trucks and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400828787
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A421 in Bedford, 4 Mar 2019, 11:11
- Ford Focus and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400821565
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 3 Mar 2019, 21:00
- Ford Focus (2), Toyota Verso and Vauxhall Astra
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400822603
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A600 in Bedford, 25 Jan 2019, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400812219
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 2 Jan 2019, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400812265
- Slight
Volkswagen LT 35 crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 24 Oct 2018, 13:30
- Volkswagen LT 35 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018400340984
- Serious
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 18 Oct 2018, 18:41
- Peugeot 2008 and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400344134
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 8 Oct 2018, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400336464
- Slight
Yamaha MT125 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 24 Apr 2018, 15:39
- Yamaha MT125 and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400290074
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A421 in Bedford, 10 Jan 2018, 08:37
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400259885
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 17 Nov 2017, 08:27
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400248679
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 31 Aug 2017, 18:15
- Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 307
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400220076
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 24 May 2017, 16:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400189753
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 17 Jan 2017, 12:01
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400150618
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 29 Nov 2016, 08:05
- Ford Transit Custom and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400134245
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 17 Oct 2016, 09:20
- Peugeot 308 and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400124329
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 30 Jul 2016, 05:20
- Ford Focus, Mercedes A Class and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400097817
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A5134 in Bedford, 12 Jul 2016, 09:40
- Toyota Avensis and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016400093499