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Stotfold road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
394
1,318th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
506
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
69
80 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Stotfold

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31981%

What the data shows

  • Stotfold had 46 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Stotfold were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 94 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stotfold, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Stotfold.

Where Stotfold ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,318th
Most casualties
1,312th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph303 (77%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant248 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (16%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist70 (14%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stotfold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stotfold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stotfold peaked at 26 in 1985; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202455
202367
202244
202157
202044
201911
201867
201768
201633
201523
201444
201333
201256
201188
201055
200947
200867
2007911
200644
200522
200479
2003610
200222
200122
200057
199959
19981015
199768
1996714
19951114
19941421
19931414
19921216
19912027
19901220
19891623
19881216
19871314
19862226
19852633
19841013
19831518
19821618
19811422
19801113
1979810

Map of recent crashes in Stotfold

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stotfold

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stotfold

The 24 most recent collisions in Stotfold happened between 6 August 2021 and 22 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stotfold

Of the 394 collisions in Stotfold, 100 were on the A507.

Collisions in Stotfold on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA507100137118

Council areas covering Stotfold

Collisions in Stotfold were recorded in 3 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 379 of 394 (96%).

Collisions in Stotfold by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire379487368
2ndNorth Hertfordshire101430
3rdBedford5501

Postcode districts in Stotfold

Collisions in Stotfold were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by SG5 (384) and SG15 (7).