Slight
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 May 2025, 11:58
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401589879
Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 128 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Caddington ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 215 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 128
- 6,425th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 215
- 1.68 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU1 4AX hotspot
22 of the 128 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.6%
- Serious2016%
- Slight10683%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 21
- Slightly injured
- 192
- All casualties
- 215
Accidents by year at the LU1 4AX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2008, against an average of 5.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU1 4AX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 10 | 24 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the LU1 4AX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU1 4AX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AX area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the LU1 4AX 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
- Caddington
- Council area
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU1 4AX
- Postcode district
- LU1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.8846, -0.46789
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 3 May 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 6,425th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU1 4AX hotspot
16 of the 128 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.
Accident hotspots near LU1 4AX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Challney, Luton, LU4 8QW area, 0.9 km away, with 929 collisions.
- Challney, Luton, LU4 8QW area0.9 km away, 1,347 casualties929 collisions
- Dallow, Luton, LU1 1TQ area1.3 km away, 478 casualties332 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area1.5 km away, 842 casualties630 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0EJ area1.6 km away, 342 casualties228 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AD area2 km away, 135 casualties87 collisions
- Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8LX area2.1 km away, 1,068 casualties781 collisions
- Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area2.2 km away, 958 casualties703 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3QS area2.3 km away, 104 casualties73 collisions
All 128 crashes at the LU1 4AX hotspot
Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 3 May 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Apr 2025, 11:47
- Kia Ceed, DAF Trucks and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401588891
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Nov 2024, 08:00
- Nissan Qashqai and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401531534
- Fatal
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Oct 2024, 00:15
- Jaguar XF Series and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024401512751
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jul 2024, 15:38
- Vauxhall Mokka and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401471154
- Serious
Hyundai Tucson crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Jun 2024, 17:43
- Hyundai Tucson and KTM 1290 Super Adventure
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401457067
- Slight
Car crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Jun 2023, 10:23
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401323611
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 May 2023, 18:30
- Volkswagen Polo and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401310025
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Nov 2022, 15:08
- Vauxhall Astra and Kia Rio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401251755
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Nov 2022, 19:06
- Citroen Dispatch and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022401246601
- Slight
Toyota Hilux crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Aug 2022, 22:14
- Toyota Hilux and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401209913
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Feb 2022, 00:52
- BMW 3 Series and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022401146500
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Oct 2021, 18:58
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401108694
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Aug 2021, 14:05
- 3 motorcycles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401084306
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Aug 2021, 16:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401080248
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Jun 2021, 17:14
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401078053
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Dec 2020, 05:57
- Vauxhall Astra, Ford Transit and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401007651
- Slight
Alfa Romeo Giulia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Jun 2020, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400956288
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Dec 2019, 00:01
- Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400909760
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Oct 2019, 22:16
- Mercedes, Vauxhall Insignia, Infiniti Q30 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400895501
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Sep 2019, 11:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019400881855
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Sep 2019, 14:15
- Kia Picanto and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019400879559
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Jul 2019, 08:45
- Audi A3 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400870609
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Feb 2019, 23:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400823003
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Jan 2019, 07:30
- BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019400819226
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Dec 2018, 08:13
- Mercedes E Class, Ford Fiesta and a van
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400805023
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Sep 2018, 17:10
- Toyota Yaris and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400331854
- Slight
Mercedes Gle Class crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 6 May 2018, 11:40
- Mercedes Gle Class, Mercedes C Class and Kia Soul
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018400294633
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Jan 2018, 19:41
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400256641
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Dec 2017, 13:45
- Toyota Yaris and BMW
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400255617
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Dec 2017, 08:45
- Vauxhall Astra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017400253363
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Apr 2017, 21:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017400173606
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Feb 2016, 12:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016406DA0155
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Dec 2015, 17:23
- Nissan Juke and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015405CA1508
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Oct 2015, 13:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405CA1177
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Jul 2015, 11:41
- Mini Cooper, Citroen C4 and Volvo XC70
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405CA0859
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Jan 2015, 18:50
- Vauxhall Astra and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0037
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Dec 2014, 18:14
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014404DA1222
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Nov 2014, 17:27
- Skoda Octavia and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA1049
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Aug 2014, 18:00
- Vauxhall Vectra and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014404CA0976
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jul 2014, 11:50
- Mercedes C Class, Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404CA0826
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Jul 2014, 18:10
- Audi A4 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014404CA0834
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 May 2014, 12:10
- Vauxhall Combo, Citroen C4, Volvo XC60 and Toyota Avensis
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2014404CA0471
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Mar 2014, 16:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA0285
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Mar 2014, 22:30
- Volkswagen Polo and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404CA0363
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Nov 2013, 21:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013400CA0932
- Slight
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Jun 2013, 18:54
- Yamaha and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013400DA0459
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Mar 2013, 18:38
- Mini Cooper and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013400CA0233