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LU7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,628 road traffic collisions in the LU7 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 174 were fatal and 1,201 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
6,628
226th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,405
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
174
195 people killed
Serious collisions
1,201
1,470 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LU7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1742.6%
  • Serious1,20118%
  • Slight5,25379%

What the data shows

  • LU7 had 811 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 1,131 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in LU7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,022 children under 16 were killed or injured in LU7, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in LU7.

Where LU7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
226th
Most casualties
173rd
Most fatal collisions
36th
Most serious collisions
203rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday899 (14%)
  • Tuesday963 (15%)
  • Wednesday985 (15%)
  • Thursday961 (14%)
  • Friday1,075 (16%)
  • Saturday942 (14%)
  • Sunday803 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,666 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,001 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting874 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,127 (92%)
  • Roundabout267 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph114 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph2,878 (43%)
  • 40 mph355 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph108 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph3,101 (47%)
  • 70 mph71 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,188 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds826 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds131 (2%)
  • Fog or mist106 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.2%)
  • Other193 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,249 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist998 (11%)
  • Pedestrian861 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist599 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant377 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)151 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LU7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LU7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LU7 peaked at 216 in 1990; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255377
20246995
202390118
202277114
202186129
202070103
201983115
2018107178
201798144
201678107
201595121
2014104147
201392142
201292137
201192120
2010107141
2009127175
2008121177
2007145206
2006156205
2005135194
2004162228
2003151216
2002139191
2001157223
2000161250
1999174247
1998184272
1997158252
1996187254
1995142214
1994154212
1993154213
1992156226
1991169236
1990216326
1989214320
1988197304
1987181251
1986169229
1985190246
1984195258
1983180239
1982191254
1981206299
1980174224
1979190276

Map of recent crashes in LU7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LU7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LU7

The 24 most recent collisions in LU7 happened between 8 September and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LU7

The A5 has the most collisions in LU7, 730 of 6,628 (11%), followed by the A4146 (724).

Collisions in LU7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57301,21636150
2ndA41467241,02716120
3rdA41868994619121
4thA40124766561395
5thB488358530779
6thB4032240327257
7thA5052373501344
8thB4892273281055
9thB44071100
10thB5285811
11thA41483300

Council areas covering LU7

Collisions in LU7 were recorded in 4 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 4,740 of 6,628 (72%).

Collisions in LU7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire4,7406,552119771
2ndBuckinghamshire1,8742,83053428
3rdLuton111912
4thBedford3410

Towns in LU7

Collisions in LU7 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Leighton Buzzard (2,355) and Wing, Buckinghamshire (142).