Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 5 Dec 2025, 08:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401678737
South, Luton, LU1 3SN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 219 road collisions at this accident hotspot in South ward, Luton, from 2001 to 2025, with 269 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 219
- 3,855th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 269
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the LU1 3SN hotspot
32 of the 219 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious3114%
- Slight18785%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 31
- Slightly injured
- 237
- All casualties
- 269
Accidents by year at the LU1 3SN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2003, against an average of 8.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU1 3SN 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 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 |
| 2011 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 12 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 11 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 10 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 15 | 20 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8 | 13 |
Map of crashes at the LU1 3SN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU1 3SN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the South, Luton, LU1 3SN 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 LU1 3SN 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 LU1 3SN hotspot
208 of the 219 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.
Accident hotspots near LU1 3SN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the South, Luton, LU1 3LG area, 0.9 km away, with 64 collisions.
- South, Luton, LU1 3LG area0.9 km away, 88 casualties64 collisions
- Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area1.1 km away, 2,315 casualties1,800 collisions
- Farley, Luton, LU1 5PF area1.2 km away, 521 casualties356 collisions
- Vauxhall, Luton, LU2 0SX area1.3 km away, 487 casualties338 collisions
- South, Luton, LU1 4BQ area1.4 km away, 200 casualties132 collisions
- Farley, Luton, LU1 1XW area1.4 km away, 115 casualties96 collisions
- South, Luton, LU1 4GR area1.6 km away, 837 casualties537 collisions
- Round Green, Luton, LU2 0JT area1.8 km away, 167 casualties124 collisions
All 219 crashes at the LU1 3SN hotspot
Newest first, from 15 March 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B4540 in Luton, 4 Dec 2025, 08:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401678166
- Serious
Honda NSC crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 28 Nov 2025, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401680683
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 28 Jan 2025, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401557666
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 13 Nov 2024, 17:00
- Peugeot 207 and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401519879
- Serious
Mazda 3 crash on the B4540 in Luton, 7 Nov 2024, 20:03
- Mazda 3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401516723
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 6 Nov 2024, 07:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401529192
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 1 Jun 2024, 05:13
- BMW 4 Series and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401454377
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 15 May 2024, 11:30
- Volvo V40 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401466267
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 29 Mar 2024, 13:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401427621
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 19 Jan 2024, 13:15
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401402565
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 26 Dec 2023, 23:56
- Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 1 Nov 2023, 17:13
- Mercedes Sprinter and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401373942
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 12 Sep 2023, 09:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401354467
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the B4540 in Luton, 10 Jul 2023, 08:00
- Audi A3, Toyota Prius and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401330923
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 12 May 2023, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401311403
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 7 May 2023, 10:50
- Volvo V40 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401308819
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 6 Apr 2023, 13:30
- Mercedes B Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401297721
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 16 Dec 2022, 18:00
- Mercedes C Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401261184
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 11 Oct 2022, 13:05
- Renault Captur and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401245313
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B4540 in Luton, 23 Sep 2022, 01:16
- Vauxhall Astra, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401224760
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 14 Sep 2022, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401224514
- Slight
BMW Z4 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 11 Jul 2022, 13:51
- BMW Z4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401200570
- Slight
Seat Altea crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 16 Jun 2022, 22:49
- Seat Altea and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401191081
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 29 Mar 2022, 13:10
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401162403
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Mar 2022, 07:36
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401153950
- Slight
Hyundai Kona crash on the B4540 in Luton, 4 Mar 2022, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401151807
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 6 Feb 2022, 00:15
- Renault Megane and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022401146944
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 8 Dec 2021, 08:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401128062
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 20 Oct 2021, 15:02
- Honda Civic, Peugeot Bipper and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401102566
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Jul 2021, 05:32
- Toyota Auris and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021401097856
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 5 Jul 2021, 16:35
- Toyota Avensis and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401064514
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 20 Jun 2021, 22:47
- Hyundai i20 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021401059225
- Slight
Mercedes CLS Class crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 11 May 2021, 16:20
- Mercedes CLS Class and Kia Venga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401072898
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 30 Apr 2021, 20:00
- Mini Cooper, Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Transit Connect, Nissan Qashqai and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021401041893
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 24 Nov 2019, 16:56
- Mercedes A Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400903086
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 17 Nov 2019, 22:21
- BMW 1 Series, Mercedes E Class and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400900871
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 29 Jul 2019, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400866261
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the B4540 in Luton, 23 Jul 2019, 03:21
- Volkswagen UP, BMW X5 and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400864405
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 23 Apr 2019, 22:12
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400837166
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 21 Apr 2019, 03:43
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019400835727
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 23 Mar 2019, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400826717
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 16 Jan 2019, 19:00
- BMW 1 Series and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019400808723
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 17 Dec 2018, 10:09
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400804933
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 10 Dec 2018, 15:08
- Toyota Prius and Yamaha FJR 1300
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400349794
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B4540 in Luton, 12 Oct 2018, 19:37
- Vauxhall Astra and Audi Rio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400337947
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 9 Oct 2018, 17:58
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018400337815
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Luton, 4 Oct 2018, 19:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Audi R8
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018400833364