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B530 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 collisions on the B530 from 1979 to 2025, with 829 casualties. Of those crashes, 13 were fatal and 99 serious, and 13 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B530, level with 2024, with 16 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
515
1,922nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
829
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
99
126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Up 23% on 2024

Crash severity on the B530

On the B530, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight40378%

Where the B530 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,922nd
Most casualties
1,672nd
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
1,937th

B530 accidents by year

Collisions on the B530 peaked at 23 in 1988 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B530, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025616
2024613
202368
20221015
202168
202025
201946
201879
20171017
201667
201567
2014611
201369
201289
20111418
2010914
20091114
20081216
20071421
2006710
20051724
20041321
2003613
20021926
20011939
20002248
19992235
19981725
19971929
19961417
19951540
19941725
199399
19921722
19911221
19901634
1989815
19882339
19871935
19862238
19851822
19841418
198300
198200
198100
198000
197911

When crashes happen on the B530

Friday has the most collisions on the B530 (92), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (94).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am19 (3.7%)
  • 3am to 6am18 (3.5%)
  • 6am to 9am94 (18%)
  • 9am to noon93 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm91 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm89 (17%)
  • 6pm to 9pm70 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight41 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February41 (8%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June35 (6.8%)
  • July41 (8%)
  • August31 (6%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October34 (6.6%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December41 (8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B530 crashes

On the B530, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph61 (12%)
  • 40 mph78 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph362 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (57%)
  • Wet or damp192 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (97%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B530 crashes

Car occupants make up 78% of the people killed or injured on the B530, followed by motorcyclists (8.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant647 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20186 (22%)
  • 21 to 25122 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 45120 (14%)
  • 46 to 55100 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider572 (69%)
  • Passenger228 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B530

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B530

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B530 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B530 were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has the most, with 321, followed by Bedford (191).

Collisions on the B530 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire321513867
2ndBedford191313531

B530 crashes by town

Collisions on the B530 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Ampthill (47) and Kempston (7).

Recent crashes on the B530

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B530, from 20 March 2022 to 4 November 2025.

Severity