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SG19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,929 road traffic collisions in the SG19 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 668 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,929
1,344th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,200
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
94 people killed
Serious collisions
668
829 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SG19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal862.9%
  • Serious66823%
  • Slight2,17574%

What the data shows

  • SG19 had 350 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 454 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in SG19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 435 children under 16 were killed or injured in SG19, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in SG19.

Where SG19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,344th
Most casualties
1,247th
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
1,027th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday370 (13%)
  • Tuesday410 (14%)
  • Wednesday422 (14%)
  • Thursday451 (15%)
  • Friday491 (17%)
  • Saturday393 (13%)
  • Sunday392 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,121 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting425 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,085 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway750 (26%)
  • Roundabout66 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph857 (29%)
  • 40 mph79 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph297 (10%)
  • 60 mph1,192 (41%)
  • 70 mph477 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds346 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds87 (3%)
  • Fog or mist47 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other84 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,944 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist424 (10%)
  • Pedestrian285 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist239 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant190 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SG19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SG19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SG19 peaked at 109 in 1989; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253752
20243046
20233448
20223754
20212836
20203547
20193345
20184467
20173343
20163962
20152937
20144161
20133855
20124657
20114254
20104560
20095581
20085366
20075679
20064977
20055373
20045891
20035474
20026187
20014663
200086125
199987124
199876108
1997100137
19966399
19956386
199481118
199372106
199283114
199184127
199086130
1989109162
198888138
1987104140
198688129
198598151
198480118
19836177
198296135
198164101
198093124
197991136

Map of recent crashes in SG19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SG19

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SG19

The 24 most recent collisions in SG19 happened between 20 June and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SG19

The A1 has the most collisions in SG19, 790 of 2,929 (27%), followed by the B1042 (572).

Collisions in SG19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17901,22429165
2ndB104257277012133
3rdB10403084721275
4thA603103140215
5thB658467347
6thB10463246212
7thB1043101405
8thA10423300

Council areas covering SG19

Collisions in SG19 were recorded in 4 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 2,339 of 2,929 (80%).

Collisions in SG19 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire2,3393,35974524
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire303430881
3rdBedford158236326
4thHuntingdonshire127172137

Towns in SG19

Collisions in SG19 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Sandy (628) and Potton (218).