Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Oct 2025, 09:26
- Ford Kuga and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401658987
Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DY area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 417 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Houghton Regis West ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 555 casualties. Of those collisions, 65 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 15 collisions here, up from 13 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 417
- 1,650th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 555
- 1.33 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 15
- Up 15% on 2024
Crash severity at the LU5 5DY hotspot
65 of the 417 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious6516%
- Slight35284%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 68
- Slightly injured
- 487
- All casualties
- 555
Accidents by year at the LU5 5DY hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 25 in 2009, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU5 5DY hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 15
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 |
| 2021 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2016 | 19 | 25 |
| 2015 | 16 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 | 34 |
| 2013 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 16 | 30 |
| 2010 | 12 | 15 |
| 2009 | 25 | 37 |
| 2008 | 24 | 34 |
| 2007 | 21 | 27 |
| 2006 | 21 | 26 |
| 2005 | 14 | 15 |
| 2004 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 18 | 25 |
| 2002 | 20 | 29 |
| 2001 | 17 | 23 |
Map of crashes at the LU5 5DY hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU5 5DY.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DY 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 5DY 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
- Houghton Regis West
- Council area
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU5 5DY
- Postcode district
- LU5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.90362, -0.51376
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 23 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,650th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU5 5DY hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Houghton Regis had the most collisions, 324 of 417.
Accident hotspots near LU5 5DY
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Houghton Regis East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5PW area, 1 km away, with 142 collisions.
- Houghton Regis East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5PW area1 km away, 182 casualties142 collisions
- Lewsey, Luton, LU4 0UL area1.2 km away, 217 casualties158 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5AL area1.4 km away, 166 casualties135 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB area1.5 km away, 362 casualties278 collisions
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6QR area1.8 km away, 204 casualties134 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP area1.9 km away, 1,062 casualties822 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area2.1 km away, 340 casualties283 collisions
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area2.4 km away, 842 casualties630 collisions
All 417 crashes at the LU5 5DY hotspot
Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 23 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the B5120 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Oct 2025, 20:14
- Mazda 2 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401660631
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Sep 2025, 21:22
- Ford Fiesta and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401647978
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Aug 2025, 17:50
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401631409
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Jun 2025, 14:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401609973
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the B5120 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 May 2025, 10:05
- Toyota Auris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401594770
- Slight
Kawasaki ZR crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 May 2025, 10:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401597918
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 May 2025, 10:26
- Hyundai i10 and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401593320
- Serious
BMW M4 crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Apr 2025, 20:56
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401600856
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Apr 2025, 08:47
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401581406
- Slight
Toyota Proace crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Mar 2025, 17:03
- Toyota Proace, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401580869
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Mar 2025, 23:06
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401568893
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A5505 in Luton, 8 Mar 2025, 14:10
- Lexus CT 200 and BMW K Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401564918
- Slight
Mercedes Gle Class crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Feb 2025, 20:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401559232
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Jan 2025, 16:51
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401552862
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Oct 2024, 13:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401515571
- Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Oct 2024, 03:16
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401502184
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Jul 2024, 19:25
- Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Almera
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401471022
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Jul 2024, 15:56
- Toyota Prius and Honda MSX125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401472340
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Jul 2024, 07:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401466537
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Jun 2024, 12:26
- Kia Sportage and Lexmoto LXR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401463126
- Serious
Honda GLR 125 crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Jun 2024, 00:35
- Honda GLR 125 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401457613
- Slight
Honda NSC crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Jun 2024, 15:55
- Honda NSC and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401456565
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 May 2024, 10:44
- Ford S-Max and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401457125
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 May 2024, 19:25
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401449334
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 May 2024, 07:43
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401442668
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Mar 2024, 19:35
- Honda Jazz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401441132
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Mar 2024, 18:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401427129
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Nov 2023, 08:42
- Ford Fiesta and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401379299
- Slight
Car crash on the B5120 in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Nov 2023, 19:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401372009
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Nov 2023, 21:57
- Ford Fiesta and Peugeot 107
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401379985
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Sep 2023, 10:23
- Mini Cooper, Yamaha MT and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401406921
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Aug 2023, 16:59
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401344172
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jul 2023, 19:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401337578
- Serious
Mazda CX-5 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Jul 2023, 19:09
- Mazda CX-5 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023401335823
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Jul 2023, 18:01
- 3 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401332697
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 15 Jun 2023, 08:50
- Peugeot 207 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401320353
- Slight
Car crash on the B5120 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Jun 2023, 08:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401320801
- Serious
Audi S5 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Feb 2023, 02:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401306107
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Feb 2023, 12:20
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401275511
- Slight
Suzuki SX4 crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Feb 2023, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401280083
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jan 2023, 17:43
- Toyota Yaris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401268479
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Jan 2023, 06:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401270137
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Dec 2022, 16:33
- Skoda Superb and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401255553
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the A5505 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Nov 2022, 07:10
- Mercedes Gla Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401256545
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on the B5120 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Nov 2022, 15:44
- Toyota RAV4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401243902
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Oct 2022, 17:40
- Ford Mondeo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401235089
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Sep 2022, 12:22
- Honda Civic and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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