Official DfT STATS19 Data
Bedford Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Bedford from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,504 collisions, ranked #109 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,504
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
17
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
308
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,968
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 293 | 6 | 63 | 224 | 383 |
| 2024 | 288 | 2 | 53 | 233 | 366 |
| 2023 | 332 | 3 | 67 | 262 | 430 |
| 2022 | 328 | 3 | 69 | 256 | 419 |
| 2021 | 263 | 3 | 56 | 204 | 370 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Bedford
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Bedford on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Bedford — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Bedford?
Bedford recorded 1,504 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 17 fatal and 308 serious collisions, with 1,968 total casualties. It ranks #109 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Bedford accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.