Slight
BYD Seal Design EV crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Dec 2025, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401685635
Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 1DH area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 414 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leighton-Linslade South ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 481 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.
In 2025 there were 15 collisions here, up from 11 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 414
- 1,672nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 481
- 1.16 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 15
- Up 36% on 2024
Crash severity at the LU7 1DH hotspot
40 of the 414 collisions here (9.7%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41%
- Serious368.7%
- Slight37490%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 37
- Slightly injured
- 440
- All casualties
- 481
Accidents by year at the LU7 1DH hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 30 in 2003, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU7 1DH 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 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 16 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 16 |
| 2015 | 22 | 25 |
| 2014 | 12 | 15 |
| 2013 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 18 | 24 |
| 2011 | 22 | 23 |
| 2010 | 17 | 18 |
| 2009 | 16 | 20 |
| 2008 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 24 | 28 |
| 2006 | 18 | 21 |
| 2005 | 18 | 21 |
| 2004 | 23 | 28 |
| 2003 | 30 | 37 |
| 2002 | 28 | 30 |
| 2001 | 23 | 28 |
Map of crashes at the LU7 1DH hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU7 1DH.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 1DH 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 LU7 1DH 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
- Leighton-Linslade South
- Council area
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU7 1DH
- Postcode district
- LU7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.91676, -0.66263
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,672nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LU7 1DH hotspot
All 414 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leighton Buzzard.
Accident hotspots near LU7 1DH
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leighton-Linslade North, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3EU area, 1.1 km away, with 90 collisions.
- Leighton-Linslade North, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3EU area1.1 km away, 113 casualties90 collisions
- Leighton-Linslade West, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 2QD area1.1 km away, 126 casualties102 collisions
- Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3NA area1.3 km away, 161 casualties121 collisions
- Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 9SP area1.6 km away, 183 casualties134 collisions
- Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0JH area2.6 km away, 88 casualties62 collisions
- Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 9HL area3.8 km away, 99 casualties67 collisions
- Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0TP area4.4 km away, 103 casualties78 collisions
- Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 9LG area4.6 km away, 109 casualties72 collisions
All 414 crashes at the LU7 1DH hotspot
Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 19 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Dec 2025, 16:40
- Land Rover Discovery and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401676892
- Slight
Van crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Nov 2025, 10:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401670104
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Nov 2025, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401672998
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Nov 2025, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401665196
- Slight
Skoda Kodiaq crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 29 Oct 2025, 18:00
- Skoda Kodiaq and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401660924
- Serious
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Oct 2025, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401652879
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 4 Oct 2025, 18:10
- Ford Focus and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401650786
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Sep 2025, 12:04
- Mini Cooper, Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025401646672
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jul 2025, 10:38
- DAF Trucks and Lexmoto Michigan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401621560
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 May 2025, 18:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401595001
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 2 May 2025, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401585250
- Serious
Toyota Proace crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Apr 2025, 07:11
- Toyota Proace and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401587165
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Apr 2025, 18:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401576806
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jan 2025, 17:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401550130
- Slight
Audi Q5 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 6 Dec 2024, 08:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401529182
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Nov 2024, 15:19
- Skoda Fabia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401530654
- Slight
Ford Transit Courier crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 9 Sep 2024, 16:45
- Ford Transit Courier and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401498545
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Jul 2024, 12:15
- Land Rover Freelander and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401475088
- Serious
Hyundai i40 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jun 2024, 19:30
- Hyundai i40 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401462085
- Slight
MG 4 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 5 Apr 2024, 11:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401577697
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 20 Feb 2024, 12:30
- Peugeot Boxer and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401414603
- Slight
Car crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Feb 2024, 08:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401410190
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Feb 2024, 15:34
- BMW 5 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401411624
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Jan 2024, 02:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401399439
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jan 2024, 15:35
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401396871
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Dec 2023, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401388303
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Nov 2023, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401387122
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Nov 2023, 14:40
- Fiat 500 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401372624
- Slight
Lexus IS 200 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Oct 2023, 11:00
- Lexus IS 200 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401368991
- Slight
Volkswagen ID4 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Oct 2023, 08:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401362198
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Aug 2023, 16:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401344363
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 Aug 2023, 18:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401342341
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Jun 2023, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401325316
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 18 May 2023, 11:36
- Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401313663
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 1 May 2023, 18:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401306269
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Dec 2022, 12:50
- BMW 1 Series and Skoda Kodiaq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401264439
- Serious
Kia Rio crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 7 Dec 2022, 10:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401256817
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Nov 2022, 08:35
- Toyota C-HR and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401248206
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Nov 2022, 00:30
- Mercedes Vito and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401246150
- Slight
London Taxis Int. Txii crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Nov 2022, 08:00
- London Taxis Int. Txii and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401243049
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Nov 2022, 19:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401246599
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Sep 2022, 17:40
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401229383
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Sep 2022, 15:25
- Kia Picanto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401223137
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Aug 2022, 14:35
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401215572
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 27 May 2022, 17:15
- Ford Transit Connect and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401195302
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 11 May 2022, 12:20
- Vauxhall Mokka and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401176431
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Apr 2022, 06:10
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401169529