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SG18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,967 road traffic collisions in the SG18 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,059 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 546 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
2,967
1,334th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,059
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
81 people killed
Serious collisions
546
647 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SG18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal762.6%
  • Serious54618%
  • Slight2,34579%

What the data shows

  • SG18 had 446 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 477 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SG18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 395 children under 16 were killed or injured in SG18, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SG18.

Where SG18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,334th
Most casualties
1,298th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
1,363rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday419 (14%)
  • Tuesday409 (14%)
  • Wednesday396 (13%)
  • Thursday452 (15%)
  • Friday519 (17%)
  • Saturday424 (14%)
  • Sunday348 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,108 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit476 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting350 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,002 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway752 (25%)
  • Roundabout169 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph28 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,207 (41%)
  • 40 mph106 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph853 (29%)
  • 70 mph753 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,369 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds322 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist51 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,638 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist430 (11%)
  • Pedestrian377 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist293 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant156 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)83 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SG18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SG18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SG18 peaked at 116 in 1990; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253752
20244054
20234047
20224355
20213542
20204668
20196378
20183847
20176089
20164455
20154455
20144453
20133753
20124860
20114776
20106182
20094659
20084977
20073949
20066283
20056281
20045062
20036491
20026788
200175101
200074115
19996492
199870110
19975361
199692121
199575101
19946495
199373101
199284122
199182114
1990116172
198982113
198882129
198781106
198678104
198579107
198496123
198371105
198282107
19817298
198082116
19797490

Map of recent crashes in SG18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SG18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SG18

The 24 most recent collisions in SG18 happened between 16 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SG18

The A1 has the most collisions in SG18, 865 of 2,967 (29%), followed by the A6001 (579).

Collisions in SG18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18651,26925157
2ndA6001579741685
3rdB6583545231573
4thB1040186242536
5thB6595071113

Council areas covering SG18

Collisions in SG18 were recorded in 3 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 2,889 of 2,967 (97%).

Collisions in SG18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire2,8893,95573544
2ndBedford7510132
3rdLuton3300

Towns in SG18

Collisions in SG18 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Biggleswade (1,001) and Langford, Central Bedfordshire (100).