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Great Barford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Great Barford, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
131
2,460th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
193
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Serious collisions
30
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Barford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3023%
  • Slight10076%

What the data shows

  • 24% of collisions in Great Barford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Barford, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Great Barford.

Where Great Barford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,319th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (21%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (47%)
  • 40 mph52 (40%)
  • 60 mph15 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant115 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Barford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Barford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Great Barford peaked at 9 in 1986; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202311
202211
202123
202012
201911
201811
201711
201600
201512
201422
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200711
200634
200546
200400
200344
200246
200145
200069
199911
199811
199733
199648
199513
1994412
199325
199258
199156
1990810
1989712
1988712
198735
1986912
1985610
198466
198355
198244
198157
198022
197949

Map of recent crashes in Great Barford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Barford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Barford

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Barford happened between 13 July 2003 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Barford

The A428 has the most collisions in Great Barford, 56 of 131 (43%), followed by the A421 (22).

Collisions in Great Barford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285699017
2ndA421223003

Council areas covering Great Barford

Collisions in Great Barford were recorded in 2 council areas. Bedford has 125 of 131 (95%).

Collisions in Great Barford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford125182129
2ndCentral Bedfordshire61101

Postcode district for Great Barford

All 131 collisions in Great Barford were in the MK44 postcode district.