Bedale road traffic accidents
Bedale recorded 85 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 93 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 67% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 93
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 93
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Bedale
Roads in Bedale
Postcode districts in Bedale
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Bedale
Road collision statistics for Bedale
Collisions recorded
85
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
93
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
9
11.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bedale
Collisions in Bedale are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.8% of the total), with 20% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.6% of recorded collisions in Bedale happen on a single carriageway. Around 9.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bedale have produced 93 casualties. Pedestrians account for 33.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 12 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 11 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 16 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 68 collisions, Darkness 17 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 83 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 82 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 77 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 56 casualties, Passenger 6 casualties, Pedestrian 31 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bedale
How many road accidents have there been in Bedale?
85 collisions have been recorded in Bedale in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 93 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bedale were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 9 were serious — 11.8% of all recorded collisions in Bedale resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bedale?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Bedale, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 20% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bedale happen on?
97.6% of collisions in Bedale are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bedale?
Pedestrians make up 33.3% of the 93 casualties recorded in Bedale.
Is road safety in Bedale getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Bedale fell 67% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Bedale come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bedale cover 1999 to 2025.