Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 23 Aug 2025, 16:27
- Audi A3 and Mercedes S Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401634739
Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 278 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Dunstable East ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 362 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 278
- 2,872nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 362
- 1.30 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU5 4RB hotspot
32 of the 278 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.7%
- Serious3011%
- Slight24688%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 327
- All casualties
- 362
Accidents by year at the LU5 4RB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2001, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU5 4RB hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 15 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12 | 19 |
| 2013 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 15 | 18 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 15 | 20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 |
| 2006 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 13 | 18 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 11 | 19 |
| 2002 | 15 | 20 |
| 2001 | 21 | 26 |
Map of crashes at the LU5 4RB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU5 4RB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB 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 LU5 4RB 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
- Dunstable East
- Council area
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU5 4RB
- Postcode district
- LU5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.89272, -0.50149
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 23 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,872nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU5 4RB hotspot
All 278 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.
Accident hotspots near LU5 4RB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Lewsey, Luton, LU4 0UL area, 1.2 km away, with 158 collisions.
- Lewsey, Luton, LU4 0UL area1.2 km away, 217 casualties158 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area1.3 km away, 842 casualties630 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area1.3 km away, 1,062 casualties822 collisions
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DY area1.5 km away, 555 casualties417 collisions
- Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3ED area1.8 km away, 268 casualties209 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0EJ area2.1 km away, 342 casualties228 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5AL area2.1 km away, 166 casualties135 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area2.2 km away, 340 casualties283 collisions
All 278 crashes at the LU5 4RB hotspot
Newest first, from 22 January 2001 to 23 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Aug 2025, 14:21
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401631607
- Slight
Honda NSS crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 23 Apr 2025, 11:20
- Honda NSS and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401581170
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Mar 2025, 11:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401571602
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Feb 2025, 00:07
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401555150
- Slight
Chevrolet Cruze crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Jan 2025, 13:15
- Chevrolet Cruze and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401544747
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Nov 2024, 14:05
- Peugeot 208 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401537533
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Nov 2024, 20:50
- Audi A4 and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401518560
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Oct 2024, 15:55
- Volkswagen Sharan, Mercedes A Class and Toyota Prius
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401511151
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Aug 2024, 13:30
- Volvo V40 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401476068
- Slight
Car crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 11 May 2024, 08:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401443966
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Apr 2024, 17:14
- BMW 4 Series and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401438246
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Apr 2024, 14:21
- Vauxhall Mokka and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401432507
- Serious
Peugeot 407 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Dec 2023, 15:05
- Peugeot 407 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401382320
- Slight
Kawasaki EX650 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 4 Oct 2023, 22:26
- Kawasaki EX650 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401361443
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Sep 2023, 18:03
- Renault Clio and Honda HR-V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401354799
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Sep 2023, 14:03
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401352484
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 26 May 2023, 17:20
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401315396
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 23 May 2023, 17:52
- Citroen C3 and BMW Z4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023401320333
- Serious
Kia Ceed crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 12 May 2023, 10:05
- Kia Ceed, Mazda CX-5 and Chevrolet Matiz
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401309148
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Apr 2023, 18:15
- Alexander Dennis and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401307547
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Mar 2023, 12:24
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401288882
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 1 Mar 2023, 07:23
- Volkswagen Sharan and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401284333
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Feb 2023, 11:08
- Vauxhall Meriva and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401281404
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Sep 2022, 15:56
- Vauxhall Corsa and Piaggio Vespa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401220071
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Aug 2022, 14:18
- Hyundai i20 and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401221399
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jul 2022, 17:37
- Vauxhall Astra and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401199813
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 May 2022, 17:35
- Volkswagen Golf and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401176196
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Feb 2022, 15:23
- Toyota C-HR and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401143213
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Nov 2021, 18:15
- Peugeot 308 and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401116639
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Nov 2021, 17:30
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401109977
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Sep 2021, 15:23
- Land Rover Discovery and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401095410
- Serious
Ford B-Max crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Sep 2021, 17:30
- Ford B-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401093479
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Aug 2021, 15:59
- Seat Ibiza and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401087364
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Apr 2021, 12:11
- A lorry and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401070076
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Mar 2021, 11:54
- Jaguar X Type and Volvo V40
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021401028866
- Slight
Audi RS3 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Nov 2020, 22:07
- Audi RS3, BMW X5 and Toyota Yaris
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401002966
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Oct 2020, 15:30
- Dacia Duster and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400991578
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 19 Sep 2020, 09:39
- BMW 1 Series, Vauxhall Corsa and Kia Ceed
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020400983609
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Aug 2020, 19:13
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020400971239
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Jul 2020, 15:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020400968517
- Slight
Fiat Ducato crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Jun 2020, 05:50
- Fiat Ducato and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020400960417
- Serious
Mini First crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Jun 2020, 15:47
- Mini First and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400958470
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Feb 2020, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400932531
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 5 Feb 2020, 08:30
- Ford Mondeo and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400931460
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Jan 2020, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400920127
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 10 Jan 2020, 15:33
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400925447
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Dec 2019, 15:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400910689