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A5140 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 collisions on the A5140 from 1979 to 2025, with 817 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 112 serious, and 11 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A5140, down 30% from 10 in 2024, with 12 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
621
1,648th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
817
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
112
132 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 20% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5140

On the A5140, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight49980%

Where the A5140 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,648th
Most casualties
1,694th
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
1,728th

A5140 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5140 peaked at 69 in 1980 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5140, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025712
20241015
202378
202299
202134
2020912
201957
201857
201755
2016713
201568
20141212
20131013
201268
20111015
2010812
200999
200889
200755
20061116
200500
2004810
2003912
200255
20011122
200077
199922
19981418
19971019
19961313
19951015
19941112
1993810
199289
199188
19901112
19891419
19881518
198700
198611
198533
198455
19836583
19825673
19815571
198069100
19795171

When crashes happen on the A5140

Friday has the most collisions on the A5140 (117), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (162).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (11%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am18 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am82 (13%)
  • 9am to noon69 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm119 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm162 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm99 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight61 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.2%)
  • February51 (8.2%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June56 (9%)
  • July42 (6.8%)
  • August40 (6.4%)
  • September53 (8.5%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December57 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight434 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5140 crashes

On the A5140, 71% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph439 (71%)
  • 40 mph70 (11%)
  • 60 mph110 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (64%)
  • Wet or damp209 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (86%)
  • Roundabout55 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5140 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A5140, followed by motorcyclists (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (17%)
  • Cyclist108 (13%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (66%)
  • Motorcycle146 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (20%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35178 (22%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (65%)
  • Passenger203 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5140

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5140

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5140 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5140 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bedford has the most, with 549, followed by Central Bedfordshire (70).

Collisions on the A5140 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford549700794
2ndCentral Bedfordshire70115318

A5140 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5140 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Bedford (295) and Kempston (129).

Recent crashes on the A5140

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5140, from 21 November 2022 to 29 December 2025.

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