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A6001 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 758 collisions on the A6001 from 1979 to 2025, with 986 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 125 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A6001, level with 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
758
1,406th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
986
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
125
153 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6001

On the A6001, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight62783%

Where the A6001 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,406th
Most casualties
1,450th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,602nd

A6001 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6001 peaked at 41 in 1984 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6001, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202446
202366
202267
202157
2020811
201967
201834
2017911
201678
201567
201488
201366
201255
201122
201069
20091417
20081319
20071214
20062332
20052432
20041519
20031416
20021722
20012839
20001010
1999611
19982341
1997911
19963032
19951723
19941316
19932127
19922435
19912031
19902744
19891925
19881821
19873540
19862231
19853136
19844152
19832948
19822734
19812229
19802832
19793539

When crashes happen on the A6001

Saturday has the most collisions on the A6001 (127), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (173).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (17%)
  • Sunday73 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am14 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am100 (13%)
  • 9am to noon103 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm149 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm173 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm105 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight88 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.7%)
  • February69 (9.1%)
  • March66 (8.7%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May49 (6.5%)
  • June66 (8.7%)
  • July58 (7.7%)
  • August55 (7.3%)
  • September71 (9.4%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November64 (8.4%)
  • December66 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight531 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6001 crashes

On the A6001, 73% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph554 (73%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph147 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Other24 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (63%)
  • Wet or damp254 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (94%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6001 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the A6001, followed by motorcyclists (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (17%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)
  • Cyclist117 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car949 (69%)
  • Motorcycle170 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20247 (25%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35181 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (65%)
  • Passenger203 (21%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6001

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6001

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6001 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6001 were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has the most, with 746, followed by Bedford (10).

Collisions on the A6001 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire7469745124
2ndBedford101011

A6001 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6001 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Biggleswade (373) and Henlow (66).

Recent crashes on the A6001

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6001, from 28 February 2021 to 6 December 2025.

Severity