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Shefford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
278
1,627th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
348
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
52
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shefford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight22581%

What the data shows

  • Shefford had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 48 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Shefford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 54 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shefford, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Shefford.

Where Shefford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,627th
Most casualties
1,655th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (92%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph225 (81%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant164 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (17%)
  • Cyclist49 (14%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shefford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shefford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shefford peaked at 17 in 1987; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202411
202389
202223
202122
2020511
201934
201868
201722
201699
201523
201433
201367
201234
20111013
201033
200966
200877
200711
200679
200539
200444
200356
200211
200133
200044
199922
1998912
199778
199622
199555
1994610
199345
199267
199155
199036
198988
1988912
19871718
1986911
19851013
19841517
19831116
1982914
1981911
19801317
1979812

Map of recent crashes in Shefford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shefford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shefford

The 24 most recent collisions in Shefford happened between 20 December 2019 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shefford

The A507 has the most collisions in Shefford, 76 of 278 (27%), followed by the A600 (57).

Collisions in Shefford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5077695015
2ndA6005773120
3rdB65891900

Council area for Shefford

Shefford is in Central Bedfordshire, where police recorded 39,453 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shefford accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Shefford

All 278 collisions in Shefford were in the SG17 postcode district.