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Northwell, Luton, LU3 3NL area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 239 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Northwell ward, Luton, from 2001 to 2025, with 328 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
239
3,480th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
328
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the LU3 3NL hotspot

26 of the 239 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious229.2%
  • Slight21389%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
24
Slightly injured
300
All casualties
328

Accidents by year at the LU3 3NL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2009, against an average of 9.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LU3 3NL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
2024712
202378
2022610
202148
202068
2019914
2018811
2017811
2016812
2015811
2014916
2013810
20121121
20111517
201099
20091624
20081516
20071315
200699
20051213
20041015
20031319
20021218
20011215

Map of crashes at the LU3 3NL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU3 3NL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Northwell, Luton, LU3 3NL area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LU3 3NL 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
Northwell
Council area
Luton
Nearest postcode to the centre
LU3 3NL
Postcode district
LU3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.91488, -0.45417
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 November 2025
Rank by collisions
3,480th of 12,033 hotspots

Towns near the LU3 3NL hotspot

All 239 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.

Accident hotspots near LU3 3NL

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area, 1.3 km away, with 703 collisions.

All 239 crashes at the LU3 3NL hotspot

Newest first, from 8 June 2001 to 27 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year