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SG15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in the SG15 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
453
2,446th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
640
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
91
108 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SG15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9120%
  • Slight35478%

What the data shows

  • SG15 had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 75 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in SG15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in SG15, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in SG15.

Where SG15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,446th
Most casualties
2,447th
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,485th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph287 (63%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph125 (28%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant363 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (16%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SG15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SG15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SG15 peaked at 19 in 1980; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202467
2023514
2022812
2021711
202046
201969
201867
20171012
2016910
201556
201478
201379
201299
201169
201079
2009716
200877
20071420
200669
2005710
20041834
200389
2002710
2001712
20001415
199945
19981017
1997910
1996913
1995910
1994915
19931419
19921518
1991919
19901323
19891723
19881420
19871824
1986610
19851619
19841113
19831518
1982911
19811218
19801925
19791121

Map of recent crashes in SG15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SG15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SG15

The 24 most recent collisions in SG15 happened between 29 January 2022 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SG15

Of the 453 collisions in SG15, 94 were on the A507.

Collisions in SG15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50794129222

Council areas covering SG15

Collisions in SG15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 448 of 453 (99%).

Collisions in SG15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire448632889
2ndBedford3300

Towns in SG15

Collisions in SG15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Arlesey (271) and Stotfold (7).