Serious
Honda WW125 crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Sep 2025, 15:35
- Honda WW125 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401671206
Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3ED area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 209 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Dunstable West ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 268 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 9 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 209
- 4,062nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 268
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 9 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU6 3ED hotspot
33 of the 209 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21%
- Serious3115%
- Slight17684%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 233
- All casualties
- 268
Accidents by year at the LU6 3ED hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2006, against an average of 8.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU6 3ED hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 15 | 17 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 19 |
| 2002 | 12 | 14 |
| 2001 | 8 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the LU6 3ED hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU6 3ED.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3ED 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 LU6 3ED 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 West
- Council area
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU6 3ED
- Postcode district
- LU6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.8772, -0.50878
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 17 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,062nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU6 3ED hotspot
187 of the 209 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Dunstable.
Accident hotspots near LU6 3ED
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area, 1.3 km away, with 822 collisions.
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area1.3 km away, 1,062 casualties822 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3QS area1.8 km away, 104 casualties73 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB area1.8 km away, 362 casualties278 collisions
- Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3JZ area1.9 km away, 117 casualties97 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area2.1 km away, 340 casualties283 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area2.5 km away, 842 casualties630 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5AL area2.7 km away, 166 casualties135 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AX area2.9 km away, 215 casualties128 collisions
All 209 crashes at the LU6 3ED hotspot
Newest first, from 16 March 2001 to 17 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Apr 2025, 10:03
- Mini Cooper and Vauxhall Viva
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401588804
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Jan 2025, 09:28
- Ford Transit Custom and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401546747
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Dec 2024, 11:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401539766
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Dec 2024, 18:54
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401556255
- Serious
Volvo C30 crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Oct 2024, 15:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401513528
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Oct 2024, 04:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401532167
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Aug 2024, 21:35
- Ford Focus, Vauxhall Agila, Chevrolet Aveo and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401484986
- Slight
BMW X6 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Jul 2024, 18:15
- BMW X6 and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401468276
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Mar 2024, 09:00
- BMW 5 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401423143
- Slight
Kia Sorento crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Feb 2024, 21:24
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401408852
- Serious
Hyundai i20 crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Jan 2024, 07:33
- Hyundai i20 and Honda CRF1000D
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401405094
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Jul 2023, 17:10
- Ford Transit and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401338227
- Serious
Husqvarna Svartpilen crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Apr 2023, 15:40
- Husqvarna Svartpilen and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401296259
- Slight
Nissan crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Dec 2022, 11:45
- Nissan and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401261445
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Aug 2022, 11:35
- Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401209638
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Jul 2022, 18:35
- Renault Megane and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401202306
- Slight
Porsche Cayenne crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Mar 2022, 08:28
- Porsche Cayenne and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401155723
- Slight
BMW 7 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Feb 2022, 19:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401146916
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Jan 2022, 20:45
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford S-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401137166
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Jan 2022, 11:00
- BMW 1 Series, Honda Insight and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401137539
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jan 2022, 16:32
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401142186
- Slight
Yamaha XC crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Sep 2021, 17:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401095193
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Jul 2021, 18:30
- Renault Trafic and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401071532
- Slight
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 29 May 2021, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401052876
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Feb 2021, 15:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401021201
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Dec 2020, 08:16
- Honda Civic, Toyota Aygo and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401010808
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Oct 2020, 02:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020400991845
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Aug 2020, 13:33
- Kia Ceed and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400975745
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Jun 2020, 15:13
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400958940
- Slight
Yamaha Ybr 125 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 May 2020, 18:10
- Yamaha Ybr 125 and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400955326
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 12 May 2020, 13:15
- Seat Ibiza and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400954360
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Apr 2020, 18:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400950708
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Nov 2019, 15:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400902574
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Aug 2019, 11:01
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400881641
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jun 2019, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400847002
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 May 2019, 12:30
- Volkswagen Passat and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400844510
- Serious
Car crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Jan 2019, 18:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400810357
- Slight
Taxi crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Jan 2019, 15:20
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400809440
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Oct 2018, 15:27
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400344474
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Oct 2018, 11:58
- Vauxhall Mokka and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400336149
- Slight
Fiat Scudo crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Oct 2018, 07:15
- Fiat Scudo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400334742
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Sep 2018, 04:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400332925
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Sep 2018, 20:36
- Volkswagen Passat and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400333041
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A5183 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jun 2018, 05:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400307390
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 May 2018, 15:34
- Ford C-Max and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400294971
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 May 2018, 20:05
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400298665
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Feb 2018, 19:34
- Vauxhall Astra and Honda
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400280105