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Ampthill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
452
1,227th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
535
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
60
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ampthill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38986%

What the data shows

  • Ampthill had 57 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 62 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Ampthill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 86 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ampthill, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Ampthill.

Where Ampthill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,227th
Most casualties
1,276th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (94%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph389 (86%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant227 (42%)
  • Pedestrian131 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (17%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ampthill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ampthill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ampthill peaked at 22 in 1983; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202488
202333
202211
202133
2020912
201955
201858
20171315
201644
201555
201444
201379
20121111
201166
201044
200977
200857
200778
200667
2005910
200489
200345
200255
200189
20001316
19991012
19981522
19971313
19961417
1995810
19941921
1993710
19921213
19911725
19901214
19891414
19881113
19871215
1986914
19851618
19842031
19832223
198299
1981910
19801617
19792127

Map of recent crashes in Ampthill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ampthill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ampthill

The 24 most recent collisions in Ampthill happened between 13 September 2020 and 10 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ampthill

The A5120 has the most collisions in Ampthill, 58 of 452 (13%), followed by the B530 (47).

Collisions in Ampthill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5120586408
2ndB530475615
3rdA507283602
4thA41891002

Council areas covering Ampthill

Collisions in Ampthill were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 449 of 452 (99%).

Collisions in Ampthill by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire449530360
2ndBedford3500

Postcode district for Ampthill

All 452 collisions in Ampthill were in the MK45 postcode district.