Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 8 Dec 2025, 18:40
- Volkswagen Polo and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401710956
Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,503 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Greyfriars ward, Bedford, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,866 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 190 were serious.
In 2025 there were 43 collisions here, down from 48 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,503
- 135th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,866
- 1.24 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 6 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 43
- Down 10% on 2024
Crash severity at the MK40 1AS hotspot
195 of the 1,503 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal50.3%
- Serious19013%
- Slight1,30887%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 6
- Seriously injured
- 198
- Slightly injured
- 1,662
- All casualties
- 1,866
Accidents by year at the MK40 1AS hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 76 in 2017, against an average of 60 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the MK40 1AS 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 | 43 | 53 |
| 2024 | 48 | 54 |
| 2023 | 50 | 57 |
| 2022 | 52 | 63 |
| 2021 | 33 | 45 |
| 2020 | 49 | 69 |
| 2019 | 46 | 55 |
| 2018 | 62 | 82 |
| 2017 | 76 | 92 |
| 2016 | 66 | 81 |
| 2015 | 65 | 80 |
| 2014 | 69 | 85 |
| 2013 | 57 | 66 |
| 2012 | 72 | 89 |
| 2011 | 76 | 94 |
| 2010 | 70 | 84 |
| 2009 | 55 | 71 |
| 2008 | 67 | 91 |
| 2007 | 52 | 59 |
| 2006 | 61 | 74 |
| 2005 | 63 | 80 |
| 2004 | 69 | 86 |
| 2003 | 60 | 79 |
| 2002 | 70 | 82 |
| 2001 | 72 | 95 |
Map of crashes at the MK40 1AS hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near MK40 1AS.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the MK40 1AS 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 1AS hotspot
1,437 of the 1,503 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bedford.
Accident hotspots near MK40 1AS
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 9DU area1.1 km away, 98 casualties79 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK40 2EG area1.1 km away, 765 casualties624 collisions
- Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LF area1.1 km away, 337 casualties269 collisions
- De Parys, Bedford, MK40 2PA area1.2 km away, 333 casualties265 collisions
- Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK40 3TU area1.5 km away, 486 casualties371 collisions
- Kempston Central & East, Bedford, MK42 7NZ area1.7 km away, 690 casualties499 collisions
- Harpur, Bedford, MK41 7BJ area1.9 km away, 72 casualties62 collisions
All 1,503 crashes at the MK40 1AS hotspot
Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 8 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 3 Dec 2025, 08:49
- Toyota Aygo and Suzuki Wagon R+
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401680912
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 29 Nov 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401696328
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A600 in Bedford, 26 Nov 2025, 11:00
- Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401674170
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 26 Nov 2025, 08:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401701035
- Serious
Maserati Ghibli crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 18 Nov 2025, 08:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401676413
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5140 in Bedford, 17 Nov 2025, 16:37
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401671623
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A600 in Bedford, 1 Nov 2025, 13:20
- Yamaha GPD and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401663002
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A5140 in Bedford, 24 Oct 2025, 10:20
- Kia Venga and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401663311
- Serious
Skoda Fabia crash on the A600 in Bedford, 20 Oct 2025, 07:44
- Skoda Fabia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401663316
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the B531 in Bedford, 18 Oct 2025, 22:03
- Mercedes C Class and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401663298
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A600 in Bedford, 16 Oct 2025, 17:43
- Toyota Prius and Seat Alhambra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401656005
- Serious
Suzuki crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 13 Oct 2025, 20:00
- Suzuki and Jaguar XK Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401654461
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 13 Oct 2025, 15:05
- Mini Cooper and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401653970
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A600 in Bedford, 10 Oct 2025, 10:40
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Lexus NX 300
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401652995
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 30 Sep 2025, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401649068
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 27 Aug 2025, 15:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401634412
- Slight
Audi Q2 crash on the A600 in Bedford, 14 Aug 2025, 18:00
- Audi Q2 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401629004
- Slight
Tesla Model 3 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Jul 2025, 12:37
- Tesla Model 3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401619459
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 22 Jul 2025, 11:21
- Mercedes C Class (2)
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401619898
- Slight
Yamaha YZF crash on the A600 in Bedford, 20 Jul 2025, 17:15
- Yamaha YZF and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401625241
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on the A600 in Bedford, 2 Jul 2025, 18:07
- Ford C-Max and Alexander Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401619765
- Slight
Car crash on the A600 in Bedford, 16 Jun 2025, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401603768
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on the A600 in Bedford, 15 Jun 2025, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401610518
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A5140 in Bedford, 4 Jun 2025, 09:48
- Audi A3 and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401607423
- Slight
Aprilia RS 125 crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 21 May 2025, 08:25
- Aprilia RS 125 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401593528
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A600 in Bedford, 5 May 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401586353
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 30 Apr 2025, 18:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401603824
- Serious
Mercedes GLC Class crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 29 Apr 2025, 15:15
- Mercedes GLC Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401584359
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A600 in Bedford, 28 Apr 2025, 17:40
- Seat Leon, Nissan Note and Citroen C4
- 3 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2025401593721
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 20 Apr 2025, 12:30
- Seat Leon and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401583443
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 15 Apr 2025, 09:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401586666
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 10 Apr 2025, 15:00
- Audi A6, Renault Zoe, Toyota Corolla, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401599361
- Serious
Yamaha YZF crash on the A600 in Bedford, 1 Apr 2025, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401577713
- Serious
Mercedes B Class crash on the A600 in Bedford, 1 Apr 2025, 13:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401580498
- Slight
BMW M3 crash on the A600 in Bedford, 31 Mar 2025, 10:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401596065
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on the A600 in Bedford, 8 Mar 2025, 12:41
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401593254
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A5140 in Bedford, 3 Mar 2025, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401568586
- Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 28 Feb 2025, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401563210
- Slight
Mitsubishi crash on the A600 in Bedford, 27 Jan 2025, 07:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401569506
- Slight
Ford Transit Courier crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Jan 2025, 16:25
- Ford Transit Courier and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401551613
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 19 Jan 2025, 04:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401553288
- Serious
Peugeot 108 crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 8 Jan 2025, 18:30
- Peugeot 108 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401546015
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 25 Dec 2024, 14:00
- Yamaha GPD and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401541362
- Slight
Zontes ZT crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 21 Dec 2024, 21:56
- Zontes ZT and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401543080
- Slight
Alfa Romeo Giulietta crash on the A4280 in Bedford, 14 Dec 2024, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401535990
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bedford, 2 Dec 2024, 06:50
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401529288
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A5141 in Bedford, 27 Nov 2024, 06:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401534032