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Bedale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Bedale, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
194
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
38
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bedale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13277%

What the data shows

  • Bedale had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Bedale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bedale, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Bedale.

Where Bedale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,313th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (98%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant84 (43%)
  • Pedestrian56 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bedale peaked at 9 in 1983; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202433
202311
202200
202122
202011
201911
201822
201700
201644
201500
201400
201344
201267
201167
201033
200933
200867
200734
200644
200567
200444
200344
200244
200134
200011
199989
199845
199733
199668
199566
199411
199344
1992810
1991810
1990810
198967
198833
198700
198633
198534
198456
198399
198256
198134
198011
197967

Map of recent crashes in Bedale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bedale

The 24 most recent collisions in Bedale happened between 1 August 2012 and 3 January 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bedale

The A684 has the most collisions in Bedale, 79 of 172 (46%), followed by the B6268 (28).

Collisions in Bedale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6847989023
2ndB6268283025
3rdB6285232804

Council area for Bedale

Bedale is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bedale accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Bedale

All 172 collisions in Bedale were in the DL8 postcode district.