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MK40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,433 road traffic collisions in the MK40 postcode district, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 801 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 60 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
5,433
448th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,599
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
39 people killed
Serious collisions
801
856 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
60
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
71
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for MK40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal350.6%
  • Serious80115%
  • Slight4,59785%

What the data shows

  • MK40 had 776 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 990 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in MK40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 798 children under 16 were killed or injured in MK40, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in MK40.

Where MK40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
448th
Most casualties
565th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
738th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday779 (14%)
  • Tuesday749 (14%)
  • Wednesday852 (16%)
  • Thursday790 (15%)
  • Friday938 (17%)
  • Saturday829 (15%)
  • Sunday496 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,936 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,414 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,307 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road612 (11%)
  • Roundabout380 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph132 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph5,043 (93%)
  • 40 mph102 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph142 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,530 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds588 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds97 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (1%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other84 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,647 (40%)
  • Pedestrian1,627 (25%)
  • Cyclist1,150 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist833 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant154 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant84 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

MK40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in MK40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in MK40 peaked at 193 in 1982; 2025 had 60.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 60
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256071
20246982
202381102
20227584
20215775
20207390
201984105
201888113
201798115
201691110
2015110135
2014112129
201388102
2012106122
2011101121
2010112136
200981104
2008101129
200794112
200685121
200590112
200490123
2003106135
2002110131
2001121165
2000105124
1999100124
1998131177
1997132173
1996128156
1995105128
1994108124
1993127152
1992111126
1991110128
1990139168
1989172205
1988144164
1987141171
1986154180
1985156193
1984181205
1983188212
1982193232
1981166199
1980177220
1979182214

Map of recent crashes in MK40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in MK40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in MK40

The 24 most recent collisions in MK40 happened between 22 July and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in MK40

The A428 has the most collisions in MK40, 981 of 5,433 (18%), followed by the A6 (794).

Collisions in MK40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4289811,2716133
2ndA67949527122
3rdA5141409495151
4thA600202239142
5thA4280195239225
6thB660146174226
7thA5140477108
8thA51348801
9thA4184400

Council areas covering MK40

Collisions in MK40 were recorded in 3 council areas. Bedford has 5,365 of 5,433 (99%).

Collisions in MK40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford5,3656,51435794
2ndCentral Bedfordshire627706
3rdLuton6801

Town in MK40

Of the 5,433 collisions in MK40, 4,981 (92%) were in Bedford.