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Clapham (Bedford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Clapham, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
280
1,618th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
376
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
64
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Clapham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight21476%

What the data shows

  • Clapham had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Clapham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in Clapham, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Clapham.

Where Clapham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,618th
Most casualties
1,581st
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,515th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (82%)
  • 40 mph33 (12%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant176 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (19%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Clapham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clapham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Clapham peaked at 15 in 1985; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202400
2023611
202211
202100
202011
201944
201812
201766
201622
201533
201423
201355
201211
201155
201025
200900
200834
200756
200634
200522
200466
200326
20021016
20011117
200099
19991014
1998912
199746
199689
1995812
199478
19931016
199222
199146
199077
1989912
19881214
19871112
198678
19851522
1984822
19831214
19821216
198179
19801519
1979711

Map of recent crashes in Clapham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Clapham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Clapham

The 24 most recent collisions in Clapham happened between 17 June 2017 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Clapham

Of the 280 collisions in Clapham, 170 were on the A6.

Collisions in Clapham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6170239138

Council area for Clapham

Clapham is in Bedford, where police recorded 22,899 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Clapham accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Clapham

All 280 collisions in Clapham were in the MK41 postcode district.