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Kempston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,055 road traffic collisions in Kempston, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 341 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,055
454th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,594
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
341
368 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kempston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal130.6%
  • Serious34117%
  • Slight1,70183%

What the data shows

  • Kempston had 301 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 371 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Kempston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 414 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kempston, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Kempston.

Where Kempston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
454th
Most casualties
455th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday306 (15%)
  • Tuesday338 (16%)
  • Wednesday321 (16%)
  • Thursday318 (15%)
  • Friday359 (17%)
  • Saturday222 (11%)
  • Sunday191 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,476 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,939 (94%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,840 (90%)
  • 40 mph48 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph119 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,696 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,158 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist447 (17%)
  • Cyclist421 (16%)
  • Pedestrian414 (16%)
  • Van occupant59 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kempston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kempston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kempston peaked at 66 in 1989; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251719
20242735
20232834
20223245
20211926
20202023
20193965
20183954
20174055
20164050
20154257
20143235
20132226
20123551
20114151
20104253
20093241
20084767
20074759
20063135
20053246
20043941
20033851
20024352
20015160
20005784
19994665
19985770
19974453
19965666
19954762
19945060
19934755
19925467
19915265
19906287
19896681
19884962
19875264
19865563
19854552
19846072
19835056
19826280
19815769
19805560
19795770

Map of recent crashes in Kempston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kempston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kempston

The 24 most recent collisions in Kempston happened between 22 August 2024 and 3 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kempston

The B531 has the most collisions in Kempston, 449 of 2,055 (22%), followed by the A5134 (281).

Collisions in Kempston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB531449546465
2ndA5134281346251
3rdA5140129152028
4thA6122174123
5thA5141609715
6thA421518008
7thA418253627
8thB560131303
9thB53071801
10thA4284400

Council areas covering Kempston

Collisions in Kempston were recorded in 2 council areas. Bedford has 2,020 of 2,055 (98%).

Collisions in Kempston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford2,0202,54713337
2ndCentral Bedfordshire334504

Postcode districts in Kempston

Collisions in Kempston were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by MK42 (2,033) and MK43 (18).