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Biggleswade road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,001 road traffic collisions in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 143 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,001
752nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,204
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
143
154 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Biggleswade

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious14314%
  • Slight84284%

What the data shows

  • Biggleswade had 172 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 175 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Biggleswade were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 182 children under 16 were killed or injured in Biggleswade, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Biggleswade.

Where Biggleswade ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
752nd
Most casualties
788th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
894th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday164 (16%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph872 (87%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant525 (44%)
  • Pedestrian298 (25%)
  • Cyclist180 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (14%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Biggleswade road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Biggleswade, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Biggleswade peaked at 40 in 1984; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20241416
20231719
20221924
20211012
20202234
20192427
20181922
20171622
20161718
20151517
20142022
20131516
20122023
20111621
20102430
20091519
20081619
20071317
20062130
20052225
20041822
20033135
20022224
20013038
20002633
19992325
19981111
19971718
19962831
19952330
19941924
19931921
19923342
19912432
19902933
19892223
19882225
19873135
19861622
19852832
19844051
19832833
19822025
19812329
19802431
19792527

Map of recent crashes in Biggleswade

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Biggleswade

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Biggleswade

The 24 most recent collisions in Biggleswade happened between 31 May 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Biggleswade

The A6001 has the most collisions in Biggleswade, 373 of 1,001 (37%), followed by the B1040 (145).

Collisions in Biggleswade on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6001373449453
2ndB1040145181225
3rdA1476615
4thB659101101

Council areas covering Biggleswade

Collisions in Biggleswade were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 976 of 1,001 (98%).

Collisions in Biggleswade by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire9761,17715143
2ndBedford242610

Postcode district for Biggleswade

All 1,001 collisions in Biggleswade were in the SG18 postcode district.