Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Jul 2025, 16:01
- Nissan Juke and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401621991
Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6TZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 147 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Houghton Regis West ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 240 casualties. Of those collisions, 16 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 147
- 5,657th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 240
- 1.63 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU5 6TZ hotspot
16 of the 147 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1611%
- Slight13189%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 20
- Slightly injured
- 220
- All casualties
- 240
Accidents by year at the LU5 6TZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2023, against an average of 5.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU5 6TZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 19 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 21 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
Map of crashes at the LU5 6TZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU5 6TZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6TZ 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 6TZ 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 6TZ
- Postcode district
- LU5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.90776, -0.55118
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 18 July 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,657th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU5 6TZ hotspot
10 of the 147 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Houghton Regis.
Accident hotspots near LU5 6TZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6QR area, 1.6 km away, with 134 collisions.
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6QR area1.6 km away, 204 casualties134 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5AL area1.8 km away, 166 casualties135 collisions
- Dunstable North, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1ED area2.5 km away, 340 casualties283 collisions
- Houghton Regis West, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DY area2.6 km away, 555 casualties417 collisions
- Houghton Regis East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5PW area3 km away, 182 casualties142 collisions
- Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 2BS area3.1 km away, 110 casualties78 collisions
- Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 9NB area3.1 km away, 153 casualties115 collisions
- Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3JZ area3.2 km away, 117 casualties97 collisions
All 147 crashes at the LU5 6TZ hotspot
Newest first, from 24 May 2001 to 18 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jul 2025, 14:59
- Peugeot Partner and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401616882
- Slight
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 8 May 2025, 07:10
- Vauxhall Grandland and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401587051
- Slight
Audi Q7 crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Mar 2025, 16:24
- Audi Q7 and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401576754
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Nov 2024, 12:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401526011
- Slight
Audi A2 crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Jun 2024, 11:18
- Audi A2 and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401463114
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 17 May 2024, 22:45
- Audi A4, Renault Zoe and Volvo XC90
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401445519
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Apr 2024, 07:40
- Kia Venga and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401435898
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Jan 2024, 22:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401400013
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Nov 2023, 16:30
- Ford Focus and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023401383479
- Slight
Renault Trucks Master crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Nov 2023, 07:28
- Renault Trucks Master, Mazda 6, Citroen Berlingo and Fiat Ducato
- 4 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2023401377050
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Sep 2023, 14:40
- Ford Focus and Seat Arona
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401359312
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Sep 2023, 07:10
- Nissan Qashqai, Volkswagen Caddy and Toyota Corolla
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023401363458
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Sep 2023, 23:34
- Toyota Aygo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401351213
- Slight
Car crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 24 May 2023, 19:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401313259
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Apr 2023, 08:30
- Volkswagen Transporter and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401300784
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Feb 2023, 08:42
- Vauxhall Crossland and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401281719
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Feb 2023, 11:20
- Peugeot Boxer and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401287892
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Aug 2022, 10:06
- Volvo V40 and Skoda Rapid
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401216990
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 31 Jul 2022, 17:18
- Toyota Yaris and Renault Twingo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401207294
- Serious
Audi Q2 crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Jul 2022, 12:10
- Audi Q2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401201519
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jun 2022, 14:39
- Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401194869
- Slight
Renault Kadjar crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jun 2022, 15:11
- Renault Kadjar and 2 vans
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022401198170
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 23 May 2022, 07:22
- Mazda 6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401183106
- Slight
Car crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 May 2022, 21:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401184579
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Jul 2021, 21:17
- Volkswagen Polo and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021401073627
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Jul 2021, 14:15
- Kia Venga and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401064542
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Jun 2021, 07:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401052139
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 7 May 2021, 08:00
- Volkswagen Caddy and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401045334
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Apr 2021, 08:50
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401037644
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Dec 2020, 17:31
- Toyota Aygo and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401009237
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Aug 2020, 06:45
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400973307
- Slight
Volkswagen Fox crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Jan 2020, 13:38
- Volkswagen Fox and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400932020
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Sep 2019, 17:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes Gla Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400883968
- Slight
Scania crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Sep 2019, 14:00
- Scania and Massey Ferguson
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400886100
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Aug 2019, 09:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400869542
- Slight
Car crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Jul 2019, 03:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400868524
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 31 Mar 2019, 15:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 4 Series
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019400827994
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A505 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Mar 2019, 15:44
- Citroen C4 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400842144
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Feb 2019, 17:15
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400822118
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 24 Nov 2018, 10:22
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Vauxhall Tigra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400802978
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 26 Oct 2018, 10:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400340906
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Sep 2018, 13:10
- BMW 4 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018400328024
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Sep 2018, 17:10
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400326014
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Aug 2018, 17:45
- Vehicle and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400322165
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Aug 2018, 15:25
- Toyota Corolla and Suzuki GSXR 600
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400319283
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 May 2018, 17:00
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400294629
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A5 in Central Bedfordshire, 14 Feb 2018, 19:00
- Citroen Berlingo, BMW 1 Series and Ford Galaxy
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400270598