Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the M1 in Luton, 15 Nov 2025, 20:00
- Toyota Yaris, Vauxhall Astra and Land Rover Range Rover Velar
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401669074
Poets, Luton, LU4 0EJ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 228 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Poets ward, Luton, from 2001 to 2025, with 342 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 19 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 228
- 3,684th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 342
- 1.50 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 6 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU4 0EJ hotspot
24 of the 228 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal52.2%
- Serious198.3%
- Slight20489%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 6
- Seriously injured
- 21
- Slightly injured
- 315
- All casualties
- 342
Accidents by year at the LU4 0EJ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2002, against an average of 9.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU4 0EJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 29 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 | 22 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 14 | 19 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 12 | 17 |
| 2012 | 13 | 17 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 13 | 24 |
| 2008 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 14 | 19 |
| 2006 | 15 | 21 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 10 | 12 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 | 28 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 |
Map of crashes at the LU4 0EJ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU4 0EJ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Poets, Luton, LU4 0EJ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the LU4 0EJ 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.
Towns near the LU4 0EJ hotspot
210 of the 228 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.
Accident hotspots near LU4 0EJ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area, 0.9 km away, with 630 collisions.
- Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area0.9 km away, 842 casualties630 collisions
- Challney, Luton, LU4 8QW area1.1 km away, 1,347 casualties929 collisions
- Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area1.1 km away, 958 casualties703 collisions
- Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9EJ area1.3 km away, 484 casualties369 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AX area1.6 km away, 215 casualties128 collisions
- Lewsey, Luton, LU4 0UL area1.7 km away, 217 casualties158 collisions
- Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9TR area1.9 km away, 118 casualties72 collisions
- Dunstable East, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RB area2.1 km away, 362 casualties278 collisions
All 228 crashes at the LU4 0EJ hotspot
Newest first, from 2 February 2001 to 15 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A505 in Luton, 17 Sep 2025, 15:30
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401644753
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the M1 in Luton, 21 May 2025, 19:04
- BMW 1 Series and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401596395
- Slight
Audi Q6 E-Tron crash on the M1 in Luton, 1 May 2025, 08:45
- Audi Q6 E-Tron, Fiat 500 and BMW 2 Series
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401646236
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in Luton, 18 Mar 2025, 13:44
- Volkswagen Golf and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401569545
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Apr 2024, 08:28
- Volvo XC60 and Hyundai Bayon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401435592
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M1 in Luton, 4 Apr 2024, 19:42
- Mercedes (2)
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401433071
- Slight
Car crash on the A505 in Luton, 17 Jan 2024, 08:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401399884
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 31 Aug 2023, 15:08
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401366520
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M1 in Luton, 21 Aug 2023, 01:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401345042
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the M1 in Luton, 13 Apr 2023, 06:20
- Renault Clio and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401306620
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Mar 2023, 08:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401296565
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Mar 2023, 20:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401287059
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 29 Dec 2022, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401261398
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 2 Dec 2022, 16:38
- Honda Jazz and Tesla Model 3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401251304
- Slight
Van crash on the M1 in Luton, 25 Nov 2022, 10:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401253147
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the M1 in Luton, 1 Oct 2022, 11:47
- Toyota Auris, Kia Sportage, Seat Ibiza, a car and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 8 casualties
Ref 2022401233054
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the M1 in Luton, 20 Sep 2022, 17:25
- Renault Megane and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022401226146
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the M1 in Luton, 5 Aug 2022, 14:44
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, BMW 3 Series, BMW X5, Nissan Qashqai and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2022401216408
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M1 in Luton, 21 Jun 2022, 17:10
- BMW 3 Series, a car and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401199077
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 27 Apr 2022, 15:58
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401175247
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Mar 2022, 16:00
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401160512
- Slight
Maxus Deliver crash on the M1 in Luton, 11 Jan 2022, 13:48
- Maxus Deliver, a car and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022401134444
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M1 in Luton, 15 Dec 2021, 16:20
- Fiat Punto and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401122283
- Fatal
Mercedes crash on the M1 in Luton, 28 Nov 2021, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401115582
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 10 Nov 2021, 15:00
- Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401110628
- Slight
Smart Forfour crash on the M1 in Luton, 5 Aug 2021, 08:10
- Smart Forfour and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401079749
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the M1 in Luton, 14 Jun 2021, 22:20
- Peugeot Boxer and Audi Q5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401056790
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Mar 2021, 14:38
- Peugeot Partner and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401030952
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 8 Mar 2021, 07:48
- Fiat Punto and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401027659
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 5 Jan 2021, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401013191
- Slight
Car crash on the M1 in Luton, 20 Nov 2020, 17:21
- A car and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020401001182
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Oct 2020, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400994314
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 4 Aug 2020, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400970083
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A505 in Luton, 2 Jul 2020, 17:07
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020400962815
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M1 in Luton, 23 Apr 2020, 19:59
- BMW 3 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400950755
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 15 Apr 2020, 09:04
- Toyota Yaris and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020400948461
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 12 Apr 2020, 15:30
- Ford Transit Custom and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400945886
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A505 in Luton, 26 Mar 2020, 15:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400944502
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in Luton, 2 Feb 2020, 17:45
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400926648
- Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on the M1 in Luton, 23 Jan 2020, 17:39
- Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery, Volkswagen Golf and Citroen C4
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020400924498
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M1 in Luton, 17 Jan 2020, 21:39
- Vauxhall Zafira and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2020400922464
- Slight
Vauxhall Signum crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 15 Dec 2019, 20:00
- Vauxhall Signum and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400917868
- Slight
Volvo crash on the M1 in Luton, 13 Dec 2019, 16:59
- Volvo, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400910535
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M1 in Luton, 12 Dec 2019, 18:39
- Vauxhall Zafira and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400911260
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M1 in Luton, 14 Sep 2019, 14:10
- Vauxhall Corsa, Hyundai Tucson and Jaguar XF Series
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019400888438
- Slight
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter crash on the M1 in Luton, 27 Aug 2019, 08:35
- Mitsubishi Fuso Canter, Lexus CT 200 and Scania
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400875615
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 10 Jul 2019, 15:21
- Citroen C4 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400856699