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Marston Moretaine road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
164
2,164th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
212
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
42
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Marston Moretaine

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11973%

What the data shows

  • Marston Moretaine had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% more than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Marston Moretaine were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Marston Moretaine, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Marston Moretaine.

Where Marston Moretaine ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,164th
Most casualties
2,203rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,923rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph97 (59%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (23%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant114 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (17%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Marston Moretaine road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Marston Moretaine, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Marston Moretaine peaked at 9 in 1987; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202434
202333
202267
202134
202033
201933
201822
201733
201633
201534
201422
201300
201222
201136
201024
200922
200845
200722
200611
200545
200469
200356
200233
200155
200044
199935
199833
199744
199634
199522
199433
199336
199269
199156
1990812
198978
198849
1987913
198636
198556
198413
198333
198245
198133
198023
197956

Map of recent crashes in Marston Moretaine

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Marston Moretaine

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Marston Moretaine

The 24 most recent collisions in Marston Moretaine happened between 22 May 2018 and 9 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Marston Moretaine

The A421 has the most collisions in Marston Moretaine, 50 of 164 (30%), followed by the A5140 (10).

Collisions in Marston Moretaine on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4215076215
2ndA5140101302

Council areas covering Marston Moretaine

Collisions in Marston Moretaine were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 158 of 164 (96%).

Collisions in Marston Moretaine by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire158205341
2ndBedford6701

Postcode district for Marston Moretaine

All 164 collisions in Marston Moretaine were in the MK43 postcode district.