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Wootton (Bedford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Wootton, Bedford, from 1979 to 2025, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
185
2,030th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
233
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
54
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wootton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5429%
  • Slight12970%

What the data shows

  • Wootton had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% more than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Wootton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wootton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Wootton.

Where Wootton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,030th
Most casualties
2,087th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph141 (76%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (19%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant114 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wootton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wootton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wootton peaked at 9 in 1989; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202411
202344
202277
202169
202034
201945
201800
201711
201644
201511
201434
201311
201200
201111
201044
200966
200845
200755
200648
200558
200433
200334
200266
200134
200047
199968
199844
199768
199657
199522
199446
199334
199235
199155
199055
198999
198855
198758
198645
198534
198466
198359
198277
1981410
198023
197956

Map of recent crashes in Wootton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wootton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wootton

The 24 most recent collisions in Wootton happened between 20 September 2020 and 31 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wootton

Of the 185 collisions in Wootton, 17 were on the A421.

Collisions in Wootton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421172708

Council areas covering Wootton

Collisions in Wootton were recorded in 2 council areas. Bedford has 175 of 185 (95%).

Collisions in Wootton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBedford175221250
2ndCentral Bedfordshire101204

Postcode district for Wootton

All 185 collisions in Wootton were in the MK43 postcode district.