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Eaton Bray and Edlesborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
154
2,239th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
226
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
28
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12380%

What the data shows

  • Eaton Bray and Edlesborough had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough.

Where Eaton Bray and Edlesborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,239th
Most casualties
2,124th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (21%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (9.7%)
  • Sunday13 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (92%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Eaton Bray and Edlesborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough peaked at 12 in 1979; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202322
202222
202111
202023
201912
201833
201700
201645
201522
201411
201311
201200
201111
201023
200933
200845
2007915
200622
200533
200422
200333
200246
2001610
200022
199922
199822
199722
199648
199523
199445
199335
199223
199179
199058
198958
1988713
198723
198611
198544
19841117
1983622
198244
198155
198024
19791219

Map of recent crashes in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough happened between 28 March 2010 and 18 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

Of the 154 collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, 31 were on the A4146.

Collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146314715

Council areas covering Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

Collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 93 of 154 (60%).

Collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire93132115
2ndBuckinghamshire6194213

Postcode district for Eaton Bray and Edlesborough

All 154 collisions in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough were in the LU6 postcode district.