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SG17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,089 road traffic collisions in the SG17 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 228 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,089
2,163rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,511
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
29 people killed
Serious collisions
228
284 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SG17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious22821%
  • Slight83677%

What the data shows

  • SG17 had 157 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 184 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in SG17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 142 children under 16 were killed or injured in SG17, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SG17.

Where SG17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,163rd
Most casualties
2,163rd
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,178th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday174 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight755 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting203 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,028 (94%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph430 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph584 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant965 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (15%)
  • Cyclist125 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian103 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SG17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SG17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SG17 peaked at 43 in 1985; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251822
20241319
20231622
20221522
202178
20201426
20191525
20182332
20171518
20162124
20151317
20141924
20132227
20121420
20112639
20101417
20091823
20082028
20071320
20062531
20051828
20042329
20031723
20021626
20013039
20002440
19992129
19982937
19972840
19961926
19951823
19942232
19932955
19923551
19912736
19902633
19893138
19883248
19873750
19863039
19854357
19843547
19833955
19822638
19813241
19803750
19792437

Map of recent crashes in SG17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SG17

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SG17

The 24 most recent collisions in SG17 happened between 30 July 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SG17

The A507 has the most collisions in SG17, 389 of 1,089 (36%), followed by the A600 (232).

Collisions in SG17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5073895691681
2ndA600232324665
3rdB658507818

Council areas covering SG17

Collisions in SG17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 1,086 of 1,089 (99.7%).

Collisions in SG17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire1,0861,50524228
2ndBedford3610

Town in SG17

Of the 1,089 collisions in SG17, 278 (26%) were in Shefford.