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Bromham (Bedford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Bromham, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
274
1,643rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
369
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
48
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bromham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight22281%

What the data shows

  • Bromham had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Bromham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 53 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bromham, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Bromham.

Where Bromham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,643rd
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (10%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (80%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant189 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (14%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bromham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bromham peaked at 16 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202333
202244
202113
202022
201946
201823
201756
201633
201522
201456
201300
201257
201135
201044
200956
200844
200777
200622
200555
200446
200333
200244
200157
200057
199933
199868
199777
199646
199568
1994911
1993510
1992910
1991913
199078
1989712
1988812
19871022
198634
19851213
19841618
19831434
19821315
19811112
19801418
19791319

Map of recent crashes in Bromham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bromham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bromham

The 24 most recent collisions in Bromham happened between 25 August 2016 and 14 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bromham

The A428 has the most collisions in Bromham, 77 of 274 (28%), followed by the A422 (6).

Collisions in Bromham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42877132323
2ndA4226901
3rdA51343300

Council areas covering Bromham

Collisions in Bromham were recorded in 2 council areas. Bedford has 270 of 274 (99%).

Collisions in Bromham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford270365448
2ndCentral Bedfordshire4400

Postcode district for Bromham

All 274 collisions in Bromham were in the MK43 postcode district.