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B560 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B560 from 1979 to 2025, with 64 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B560, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
64
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
12
15 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B560

None of the 46 collisions on the B560 were fatal, and 26% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1226%
  • Slight3474%

Where the B560 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,635th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B560 accidents by year

Collisions on the B560 peaked at 5 in 2023 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B560, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202444
202355
202255
202125
202011
201944
201837
201734
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201013
200900
200800
200712
200624
200500
200400
200324
200223
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198911
198800
198712
198600
198512
198422
198300
198200
198100
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the B560

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B560 (9), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (11%)
  • Tuesday9 (20%)
  • Wednesday5 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday7 (15%)
  • Saturday3 (6.5%)
  • Sunday9 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (17%)
  • 9am to noon6 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm4 (8.7%)
  • 3pm to 6pm10 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (15%)
  • February1 (2.2%)
  • March6 (13%)
  • May2 (4.3%)
  • June5 (11%)
  • July1 (2.2%)
  • August3 (6.5%)
  • September8 (17%)
  • October2 (4.3%)
  • November7 (15%)
  • December4 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight31 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B560 crashes

On the B560, 54% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (37%)
  • 40 mph4 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (54%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Other1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (70%)
  • Wet or damp12 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (96%)
  • Roundabout2 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B560 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B560, followed by cyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (64%)
  • Cyclist8 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (11%)
  • Pedestrian4 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44 (66%)
  • Motorcycle8 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (34%)
  • 21 to 2512 (19%)
  • 26 to 357 (11%)
  • 36 to 457 (11%)
  • 46 to 557 (11%)
  • 56 to 651 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider42 (66%)
  • Passenger18 (28%)
  • Pedestrian4 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B560

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B560

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B560 crashes by council area

Of the 46 collisions on the B560, 45 were in Bedford.

Collisions on the B560 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford4563012

B560 crashes by town

Of the 46 collisions on the B560, 13 were in the built-up area of Kempston.

Recent crashes on the B560

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B560, from 11 December 2018 to 17 December 2025.

Severity