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Arlesey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Arlesey, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
271
1,653rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
342
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
42
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Arlesey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22884%

What the data shows

  • Arlesey had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Arlesey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Arlesey, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Arlesey.

Where Arlesey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,653rd
Most casualties
1,683rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,923rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph246 (91%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant177 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Arlesey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arlesey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Arlesey peaked at 16 in 1980; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202400
202324
202267
202133
202023
201922
201833
201757
201623
201544
201422
201322
201255
201135
201079
200947
200844
200778
200645
200522
20041014
200333
200234
2001712
200088
199933
199844
199755
199667
199567
199469
19931011
19921112
1991712
1990916
1989810
1988910
19871418
198635
19851214
19841012
1983911
198244
1981915
19801620
197944

Map of recent crashes in Arlesey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Arlesey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Arlesey

The 24 most recent collisions in Arlesey happened between 7 June 2018 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Arlesey

Of the 271 collisions in Arlesey, 34 were on the A507.

Collisions in Arlesey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA507344107

Council area for Arlesey

Arlesey is in Central Bedfordshire, where police recorded 39,453 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Arlesey accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Arlesey

All 271 collisions in Arlesey were in the SG15 postcode district.