Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 24 Sep 2025, 08:58
- Mercedes A Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401652153
De Parys, Bedford, MK40 2PA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 265 road collisions at this accident hotspot in De Parys ward, Bedford, from 2001 to 2025, with 333 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 15 collisions here, up from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 265
- 3,068th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 333
- 1.26 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 15
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the MK40 2PA hotspot
34 of the 265 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.1%
- Serious3112%
- Slight23187%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 35
- Slightly injured
- 295
- All casualties
- 333
Accidents by year at the MK40 2PA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2002, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the MK40 2PA hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 15
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 13 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 17 | 21 |
| 2014 | 13 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 11 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 11 |
| 2007 | 11 | 15 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2002 | 21 | 28 |
| 2001 | 14 | 25 |
Map of crashes at the MK40 2PA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK40 2PA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the De Parys, Bedford, MK40 2PA 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 MK40 2PA 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 MK40 2PA hotspot
All 265 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bedford.
Accident hotspots near MK40 2PA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK40 3TU area, 1.1 km away, with 371 collisions.
- Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK40 3TU area1.1 km away, 486 casualties371 collisions
- Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area1.2 km away, 1,866 casualties1,503 collisions
- Putnoe, Bedford, MK41 9AT area1.2 km away, 133 casualties115 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK40 2EG area1.3 km away, 765 casualties624 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK41 7BJ area1.4 km away, 72 casualties62 collisions
- Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7BX area1.5 km away, 197 casualties145 collisions
- Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK41 9RB area1.6 km away, 95 casualties73 collisions
- Kingsbrook, Bedford, MK42 0NX area1.9 km away, 653 casualties504 collisions
All 265 crashes at the MK40 2PA hotspot
Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 24 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Suzuki SX4 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 14 Sep 2025, 17:20
- Suzuki SX4 and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401642525
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 14 Sep 2025, 01:00
- Skoda Superb and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401642246
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the B660 in Bedford, 30 Aug 2025, 17:53
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401705246
- Serious
Lorry crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 20 Jul 2025, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401638743
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 24 Jun 2025, 15:06
- Citroen DS3, Mini One and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401612539
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 4 Jun 2025, 13:46
- BMW 2 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401620283
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 28 Mar 2025, 20:13
- Volkswagen Golf and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401578676
- Serious
E-scooter crash on the B660 in Bedford, 14 Mar 2025, 09:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401569967
- Slight
Mercedes CLS Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 7 Mar 2025, 14:25
- Mercedes CLS Class and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401564590
- Slight
Tesla Model 3 crash on the B660 in Bedford, 27 Feb 2025, 08:07
- Tesla Model 3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401561268
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 15 Feb 2025, 14:19
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401616784
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 9 Feb 2025, 18:08
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401555959
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Jan 2025, 13:56
- Vauxhall Crossland, Peugeot Expert and Peugeot Partner
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401547716
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B660 in Bedford, 3 Jan 2025, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401541354
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 6 Dec 2024, 16:30
- Volkswagen Sharan and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401538489
- Slight
Minibus crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 7 Oct 2024, 11:20
- A minibus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401504026
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 24 Sep 2024, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401496796
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 20 Sep 2024, 17:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401495268
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 21 Jun 2024, 15:50
- BMW 4 Series and Land Rover Defender
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401459316
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 23 Apr 2024, 15:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401436871
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 21 Mar 2024, 17:00
- Audi Q3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401427373
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the B660 in Bedford, 25 Oct 2023, 19:30
- Mercedes Sprinter and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401367728
- Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 15 Sep 2023, 13:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401356998
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the B660 in Bedford, 12 Aug 2023, 21:35
- Audi A3 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023401354870
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the B660 in Bedford, 8 Aug 2023, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401340012
- Slight
Lexus RX 450 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 10 Jul 2023, 17:58
- Lexus RX 450 and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401337081
- Slight
E-scooter crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 3 Apr 2023, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401296195
- Serious
Peugeot 508 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 17 Mar 2023, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401296556
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 6 Feb 2023, 16:35
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401276171
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 30 Jan 2023, 08:29
- Peugeot 207 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401278303
- Serious
Hyundai i40 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 28 Jan 2023, 22:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401276045
- Slight
Car crash on the B660 in Bedford, 5 Jan 2023, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401264822
- Slight
Taxi crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 6 Dec 2022, 07:50
- A taxi and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401253561
- Fatal
Vauxhall Cascada crash on the B660 in Bedford, 29 Nov 2022, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401249267
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Oct 2022, 18:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401236835
- Slight
Audi TT crash on the B660 in Bedford, 14 Aug 2022, 23:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401242058
- Slight
Car crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 13 Aug 2022, 18:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401217584
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 24 May 2022, 20:01
- Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401190011
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Dec 2021, 19:35
- Toyota Yaris and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401128653
- Serious
Car crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 8 Nov 2021, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401118212
- Serious
Car crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 8 Nov 2021, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401110133
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 6 Nov 2021, 10:23
- Volvo and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401124918
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 6 Jul 2021, 18:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401064803
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 22 Jun 2021, 08:40
- Audi Q3 and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021401062890
- Slight
Car crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 11 May 2021, 08:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401044424
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 16 Dec 2020, 18:38
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401010407
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 4 Dec 2020, 13:47
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401004982