Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Dec 2025, 07:00
- Mercedes Gla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401685442
Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3JZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 97 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Dunstable West ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 117 casualties. Of those collisions, 17 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 97
- 8,169th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 117
- 1.21 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 1 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU6 3JZ hotspot
17 of the 97 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1718%
- Slight8082%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 20
- Slightly injured
- 97
- All casualties
- 117
Accidents by year at the LU6 3JZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2007, against an average of 3.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU6 3JZ 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 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the LU6 3JZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU6 3JZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3JZ 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 3JZ 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 3JZ
- Postcode district
- LU6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.88063, -0.53585
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 15 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 8,169th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU6 3JZ hotspot
91 of the 97 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Dunstable.
Accident hotspots near LU6 3JZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area, 0.9 km away, with 283 collisions.
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area0.9 km away, 340 casualties283 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area1.4 km away, 1,062 casualties822 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5AL area1.9 km away, 166 casualties135 collisions
- Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3ED area1.9 km away, 268 casualties209 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB area2.7 km away, 362 casualties278 collisions
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DY area3 km away, 555 casualties417 collisions
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6TZ area3.2 km away, 240 casualties147 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3QS area3.6 km away, 104 casualties73 collisions
All 97 crashes at the LU6 3JZ hotspot
Newest first, from 13 February 2001 to 15 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Dec 2025, 16:30
- BMW 5 Series and Tesla Model 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401683662
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 26 May 2024, 18:42
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401451431
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Dec 2023, 17:42
- Kia Picanto and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401394323
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Dec 2023, 09:26
- Ford Fiesta and Skoda Kodiaq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401394663
- Slight
Honda WW125 crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Sep 2023, 17:57
- Honda WW125 and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401354305
- Slight
Kia Xceed crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Jun 2023, 13:13
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401326083
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Velar crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Oct 2022, 00:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401236751
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Dec 2021, 15:10
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401120932
- Slight
Mercedes AMG Class crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Dec 2021, 18:15
- Mercedes AMG Class and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401119185
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Oct 2021, 08:42
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401096263
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Mar 2021, 20:01
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401030211
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Apr 2020, 17:03
- Kia Rio and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020400945956
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Mar 2020, 10:14
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400937747
- Serious
Car crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Feb 2020, 15:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400933691
- Serious
BMW M3 crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Dec 2019, 07:50
- BMW M3 and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400916628
- Slight
Mercedes AMG Class crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Dec 2019, 16:30
- Mercedes AMG Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400919500
- Slight
Honda VFR800 crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Oct 2018, 13:05
- Honda VFR800 and Mercedes B Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400343870
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Sep 2018, 15:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400326814
- Serious
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jun 2018, 23:08
- Audi A6, Peugeot 306 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400305088
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 May 2018, 18:52
- Ford Fiesta, Ford and Skoda Fabia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400299430
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 May 2018, 19:21
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400294486
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 May 2018, 15:21
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400295208
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 May 2018, 22:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400300169
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Nov 2017, 16:15
- Vehicle and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400243380
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Nov 2017, 12:07
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400247782
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Nov 2017, 21:05
- Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017400240153
- Slight
Car crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Nov 2017, 14:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400241762
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Mar 2017, 20:44
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017400160524
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Jan 2017, 06:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017400148721
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Nov 2016, 14:20
- Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa and Hyundai i40
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016400131217
- Serious
Volvo V50 crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 31 Oct 2016, 12:16
- Volvo V50 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400128671
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Sep 2016, 18:03
- Volkswagen Golf and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400123804
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Jun 2016, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016400085017
- Slight
Peugeot crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Mar 2016, 07:45
- Peugeot and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016406DA0239
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Nov 2015, 06:34
- Ford Focus and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0997
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 31 Oct 2015, 18:36
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and 2 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0907
- Slight
Triumph Sprint ST 1050 crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Apr 2015, 18:30
- Triumph Sprint ST 1050 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0338
- Serious
Car crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Mar 2015, 16:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015405DA0239
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Mar 2015, 10:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0223
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Mar 2015, 15:54
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015405DA0216
- Slight
Porsche Cayenne crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Sep 2014, 08:30
- Porsche Cayenne and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA0880
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 24 May 2014, 20:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA0486
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 May 2014, 09:06
- Land Rover Discovery, Citroen Relay and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA0434
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Feb 2014, 12:03
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Ranger
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014404DA0180
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Jan 2014, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014404DA0086
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Jul 2013, 06:18
- Mazda 6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013400DA0481
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Jan 2013, 08:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013400DA0041