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Barnfield, Luton, LU3 1SD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
501
1,214th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
726
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
13
Down 35% on 2024

Crash severity at the LU3 1SD hotspot

57 of the 501 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44489%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
59
Slightly injured
666
All casualties
726

Accidents by year at the LU3 1SD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 33 in 2006, against an average of 20 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LU3 1SD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251319
20242025
20231621
20221828
20211830
20201525
20191626
20181727
20171927
20161516
20152532
20141720
20131520
20122025
20112938
20102745
20092037
20082742
20072232
20063347
20051723
20042229
20031928
20022333
20011831

Map of crashes at the LU3 1SD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU3 1SD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Barnfield, Luton, LU3 1SD area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LU3 1SD hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Barnfield
Council area
Luton
Nearest postcode to the centre
LU3 1SD
Postcode district
LU3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.90124, -0.42097
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
2 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,214th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LU3 1SD hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A6, with 196 of 501, followed by the A5228 with 61.

Collisions at the LU3 1SD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196291121
2ndA5228618908
3rdA6001200

Towns near the LU3 1SD hotspot

All 501 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.

All 501 crashes at the LU3 1SD hotspot

Newest first, from 31 January 2001 to 2 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year