Between 1981 and 1985 - the average number of people killed each year on the roads of England & Wales was: 5,598
By 2004 the number had been reduced to: 3,221 the lowest figure sincre records began in 1926.
Bedfordshire & Luton Statistics
| Year | No. of Fatalities |
| 1993 | 50 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1995 | 49 |
| 1996 | 41 |
| 1997 | 37 |
| 1998 | 33 |
| 1999 | 49 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 39 |
| 2002 | 53 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 27 |
The Road Victims Trust applauds the work of the Bedfordshire & Luton Casualty Reduction Partnership whose efforts have brought about a major reduction in serious road collisions.
Nationally there has been a fall in the number of people being killed or seriously injured at camera sites, down 79%, to 14 people from 68.
Throughout the county there are two fewer people being killed or seriously injured each week.
Road casualties halved following the installation of cameras and new signage on the A6 road between Bedford and Luton, which had the worst casualty history in the county, (104 people killed or seriously injured in 3 years).
