Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 28 Dec 2025, 19:45
- Volkswagen Polo and Honda SH 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401689292
Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8LX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 781 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Beech Hill ward, Luton, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,068 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 101 were serious.
In 2025 there were 25 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 781
- 574th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,068
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 25
- Level with 2024
Crash severity at the LU4 8LX hotspot
104 of the 781 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.4%
- Serious10113%
- Slight67787%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 110
- Slightly injured
- 955
- All casualties
- 1,068
Accidents by year at the LU4 8LX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 42 in 2016, against an average of 31 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU4 8LX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 25
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 26 |
| 2024 | 25 | 32 |
| 2023 | 25 | 42 |
| 2022 | 33 | 48 |
| 2021 | 27 | 44 |
| 2020 | 25 | 34 |
| 2019 | 27 | 46 |
| 2018 | 28 | 45 |
| 2017 | 33 | 37 |
| 2016 | 42 | 51 |
| 2015 | 35 | 52 |
| 2014 | 33 | 41 |
| 2013 | 29 | 33 |
| 2012 | 32 | 39 |
| 2011 | 28 | 39 |
| 2010 | 34 | 49 |
| 2009 | 38 | 53 |
| 2008 | 36 | 47 |
| 2007 | 25 | 35 |
| 2006 | 31 | 44 |
| 2005 | 35 | 42 |
| 2004 | 30 | 45 |
| 2003 | 28 | 46 |
| 2002 | 37 | 46 |
| 2001 | 40 | 52 |
Map of crashes at the LU4 8LX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU4 8LX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8LX 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 LU4 8LX 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.
Towns near the LU4 8LX hotspot
All 781 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.
Accident hotspots near LU4 8LX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Biscot, Luton, LU3 1EW area, 0.9 km away, with 80 collisions.
- Biscot, Luton, LU3 1EW area0.9 km away, 115 casualties80 collisions
- Saints, Luton, LU3 2LT area1.2 km away, 465 casualties351 collisions
- Dallow, Luton, LU1 1TQ area1.2 km away, 478 casualties332 collisions
- Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8FG area1.3 km away, 1,479 casualties1,135 collisions
- Challney, Luton, LU4 8QW area1.4 km away, 1,347 casualties929 collisions
- Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area1.5 km away, 958 casualties703 collisions
- Barnfield, Luton, LU3 1SD area1.6 km away, 726 casualties501 collisions
- Farley, Luton, LU1 1XW area1.9 km away, 115 casualties96 collisions
All 781 crashes at the LU4 8LX hotspot
Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 28 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 26 Dec 2025, 11:20
- Hyundai Ioniq and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401702177
- Slight
Audi S3 crash on the A505 in Luton, 1 Dec 2025, 23:55
- Audi S3 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401676809
- Slight
Car crash on the A5228 in Luton, 6 Nov 2025, 17:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401667701
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B579 in Luton, 30 Oct 2025, 06:25
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401669906
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A505 in Luton, 25 Oct 2025, 18:05
- Volkswagen Passat and Audi RS6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401659230
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A5228 in Luton, 16 Oct 2025, 19:25
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401658092
- Slight
Car crash on the A505 in Luton, 13 Oct 2025, 13:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401655515
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A5228 in Luton, 5 Oct 2025, 13:00
- Audi A3 and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401652201
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B579 in Luton, 29 Sep 2025, 08:55
- Vauxhall Astra and Hyundai Ioniq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401647842
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A505 in Luton, 14 Aug 2025, 19:10
- Yamaha GPD and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401629041
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 16 Jun 2025, 16:40
- Renault Clio and Skoda Kodiaq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401604023
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A5228 in Luton, 13 Jun 2025, 18:45
- Toyota Prius and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401606830
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 11 Jun 2025, 19:37
- Audi A6 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401601667
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A5228 in Luton, 29 May 2025, 18:10
- Toyota Aygo and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401596274
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A5228 in Luton, 29 May 2025, 10:37
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401596011
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A5228 in Luton, 14 May 2025, 20:06
- Mercedes A Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401595072
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A5228 in Luton, 10 May 2025, 13:22
- Volkswagen Polo, Audi A3 and Volvo XC90
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401591882
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B579 in Luton, 26 Apr 2025, 10:35
- Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Astra, Nissan Qashqai and a taxi
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401587294
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 8 Apr 2025, 16:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401582789
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 3 Apr 2025, 08:52
- Nissan Micra, Vauxhall Astra and Hyundai i30
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401578229
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A5228 in Luton, 21 Mar 2025, 09:50
- Mercedes E Class and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401570060
- Slight
E-scooter crash on the A505 in Luton, 6 Feb 2025, 17:30
- An e-scooter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401560967
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Jan 2025, 13:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401553398
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B579 in Luton, 9 Jan 2025, 13:40
- Volkswagen Golf and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401544022
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A505 in Luton, 15 Dec 2024, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401538227
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 2 Nov 2024, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401514802
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 2 Nov 2024, 11:25
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401521539
- Slight
Honda NSS crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 26 Oct 2024, 20:00
- Honda NSS and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401518690
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 22 Oct 2024, 09:00
- Nissan Qashqai and Yamaha GPD
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401508454
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 17 Oct 2024, 20:59
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401507615
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Sep 2024, 16:00
- Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius and BMW 3 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401502007
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 28 Sep 2024, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401498251
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A5228 in Luton, 20 Sep 2024, 23:00
- Peugeot 308 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401498563
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A505 in Luton, 21 Aug 2024, 21:50
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401482539
- Slight
Car crash on the A5228 in Luton, 13 Aug 2024, 10:07
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401480463
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 10 Aug 2024, 22:08
- Volkswagen Golf and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401479083
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5228 in Luton, 5 Aug 2024, 19:45
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024401481358
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A505 in Luton, 21 Jul 2024, 05:50
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401472074
- Slight
Ford Ranger crash on the A5228 in Luton, 2 Jul 2024, 12:33
- Ford Ranger and Volkswagen CC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401468249
- Slight
Hyundai Bayon crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Jun 2024, 16:59
- Hyundai Bayon and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401462703
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 19 Jun 2024, 16:41
- Peugeot 3008, Vauxhall Zafira, Toyota Yaris, a taxi and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401458395
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 7 Jun 2024, 05:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401453802
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 2 May 2024, 21:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401463063
- Serious
Toyota Previa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 14 Apr 2024, 17:00
- Toyota Previa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401432464
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A5228 in Luton, 18 Mar 2024, 17:18
- Toyota Prius and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401424818
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 1 Mar 2024, 13:35
- Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401416701
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A5228 in Luton, 22 Jan 2024, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401402101