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South, Luton, LU1 3SN area: accident hotspot

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

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202477
202378
20221014
202179
202000
2019811
20181115
201757
20161213
2015912
2014910
20131011
20121012
20111318
20101214
200988
20081112
2007911
200678
20051014
2004910
20031520
200288
2001813

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

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  • 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.

Ward
South
Council area
Luton
Nearest postcode to the centre
LU1 3SN
Postcode district
LU1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.86975, -0.41706
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
5 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,855th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LU1 3SN hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B4540, with 18 of 219, followed by the A1081 with 1.

Collisions at the LU1 3SN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4540181903
2ndA10811100

Towns near the LU1 3SN hotspot

208 of the 219 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Luton.

All 219 crashes at the LU1 3SN hotspot

Newest first, from 15 March 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year