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Cranfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
220
1,854th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
276
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
44
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cranfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17580%

What the data shows

  • Cranfield had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Cranfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cranfield, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Cranfield.

Where Cranfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,854th
Most casualties
1,908th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (10%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph201 (91%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant133 (48%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cranfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cranfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cranfield peaked at 12 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202433
202323
202233
202156
202000
201911
201833
201711
201633
201522
201433
201300
201233
201157
201033
2009610
200822
200757
200655
200544
200423
200345
200245
200159
20001114
19991216
199867
1997810
199644
199578
199436
199389
199258
199179
199079
198967
198856
1987713
198622
19851011
198467
198378
198244
198166
198069
197979

Map of recent crashes in Cranfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cranfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cranfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Cranfield happened between 20 August 2015 and 29 April 2025.

Severity

Council areas covering Cranfield

Collisions in Cranfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 211 of 220 (96%).

Collisions in Cranfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire211262141
2ndBedford91403

Postcode district for Cranfield

All 220 collisions in Cranfield were in the MK43 postcode district.