Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the B4540 in Luton, 11 Dec 2025, 07:14
- Mercedes Vito and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401693167
South, Luton, LU1 4GR area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 537 road collisions at this accident hotspot in South ward, Central Bedfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 837 casualties. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 73 were serious.
In 2025 there were 12 collisions here, down from 17 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 537
- 1,079th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 837
- 1.56 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 9
- 10 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 12
- Down 29% on 2024
Crash severity at the LU1 4GR hotspot
82 of the 537 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal91.7%
- Serious7314%
- Slight45585%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 10
- Seriously injured
- 87
- Slightly injured
- 740
- All casualties
- 837
Accidents by year at the LU1 4GR hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 35 in 2002, against an average of 21 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LU1 4GR hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 12
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 33 |
| 2021 | 9 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 26 | 49 |
| 2018 | 21 | 32 |
| 2017 | 27 | 41 |
| 2016 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 19 | 32 |
| 2014 | 19 | 28 |
| 2013 | 19 | 25 |
| 2012 | 20 | 29 |
| 2011 | 17 | 28 |
| 2010 | 27 | 40 |
| 2009 | 18 | 24 |
| 2008 | 34 | 49 |
| 2007 | 28 | 43 |
| 2006 | 26 | 36 |
| 2005 | 28 | 44 |
| 2004 | 19 | 28 |
| 2003 | 31 | 47 |
| 2002 | 35 | 68 |
| 2001 | 32 | 47 |
Map of crashes at the LU1 4GR hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LU1 4GR.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the South, Luton, LU1 4GR 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 LU1 4GR 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
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LU1 4GR
- Postcode district
- LU1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.85555, -0.42222
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 11 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,079th of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near LU1 4GR
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the South, Luton, LU1 4BQ area, 0.9 km away, with 132 collisions.
- South, Luton, LU1 4BQ area0.9 km away, 200 casualties132 collisions
- South, Luton, LU1 3LG area1.1 km away, 88 casualties64 collisions
- Watling, Dacorum, LU1 4LH area1.4 km away, 483 casualties264 collisions
- South, Luton, LU1 3SN area1.6 km away, 269 casualties219 collisions
- Farley, Luton, LU1 5PF area1.9 km away, 521 casualties356 collisions
- Harpenden North & Rural, St Albans, AL5 3DW area2.5 km away, 260 casualties141 collisions
- Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4AD area2.6 km away, 135 casualties87 collisions
- Vauxhall, Luton, LU2 0SX area2.6 km away, 487 casualties338 collisions
All 537 crashes at the LU1 4GR hotspot
Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 11 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 3 Dec 2025, 21:53
- A car and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401683658
- Slight
Hyundai i40 crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Nov 2025, 16:45
- Hyundai i40, Mercedes E Class and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025401681510
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Sep 2025, 14:58
- Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Grandland
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401648799
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the B4540 in Luton, 17 Aug 2025, 17:57
- Kia Rio and Vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401630022
- Slight
Audi TT crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Jul 2025, 20:19
- Audi TT, Honda Jazz and Ford Transit Connect
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401622083
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the B4540 in Luton, 19 Jun 2025, 00:29
- Toyota Yaris and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401606987
- Serious
Scania crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Jun 2025, 11:23
- Scania, Ford Puma, Mercedes Sprinter and DAF Trucks
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025401614523
- Slight
Volkswagen Eos crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 16 Apr 2025, 00:36
- Volkswagen Eos and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401583779
- Serious
Cupra Leon crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Mar 2025, 21:55
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2025401568980
- Serious
BMW 4 Series crash on the A1081 in Luton, 5 Feb 2025, 18:17
- BMW 4 Series and Jaguar F-Pace
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401553808
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 23 Jan 2025, 00:21
- Ford Kuga and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025401553923
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 12 Nov 2024, 05:15
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401515697
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Oct 2024, 15:00
- Audi A3 and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401512971
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 19 Oct 2024, 12:55
- Vauxhall Corsa, Toyota Hilux, Toyota RAV4 and Audi A7
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401506831
- Slight
Mini Countryman crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 27 Sep 2024, 12:30
- Mini Countryman and Peugeot 2008
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024401498143
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Aug 2024, 18:15
- Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401489448
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Aug 2024, 12:45
- Vauxhall Astra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024401476788
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 31 Jul 2024, 20:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401476045
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jul 2024, 17:14
- Volkswagen Golf and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024401471666
- Serious
Skoda Fabia crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 8 Jul 2024, 12:03
- Skoda Fabia and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411475003
- Fatal
Mercedes crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Jun 2024, 17:45
- Mercedes and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401457523
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B4540 in Luton, 24 May 2024, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401449423
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 5 May 2024, 11:32
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411445083
- Slight
Jeep Compass crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 10 Mar 2024, 11:23
- Jeep Compass and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401419297
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Mar 2024, 11:26
- BMW 3 Series, Mercedes E Class, Volvo and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401419682
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 18 Feb 2024, 16:40
- 2 Ford Fiestas and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401412070
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Jan 2024, 16:04
- Nissan Juke and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024401400268
- Slight
BMW Z4 crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 13 Jan 2024, 15:20
- BMW Z4, Chevrolet Aveo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411399442
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Oct 2023, 17:08
- Toyota Prius and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401366406
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Oct 2023, 08:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401363774
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 13 Sep 2023, 11:30
- Audi A3, Lexus CT 200 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401355129
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 28 Jul 2023, 09:38
- 2 Ford Transit Customs, Land Rover Discovery, Kia Sportage and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023401339097
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on the M1 in Dacorum, 23 Jul 2023, 20:31
- Volkswagen Sharan and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2023411343194
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Jul 2023, 04:15
- Peugeot 208 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401331772
- Slight
Vauxhall Movano crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 30 Jun 2023, 10:58
- Vauxhall Movano and Mercedes Eqc Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401325988
- Slight
Suzuki Ignis crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 25 Jun 2023, 14:40
- Suzuki Ignis and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401325797
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Jun 2023, 01:24
- Renault Captur and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401323271
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 May 2023, 15:07
- Kia Rio and Skoda Citigo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401308028
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 9 May 2023, 00:45
- Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401307973
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 22 Mar 2023, 23:33
- Volkswagen Passat and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401292372
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 17 Mar 2023, 12:35
- Volkswagen Passat, Lexus NX 300 and Audi Q7
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401289967
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 2 Mar 2023, 10:50
- Toyota Auris, Ford C-Max and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023401287836
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B4540 in Luton, 25 Feb 2023, 14:37
- BMW 5 Series and BMW 2 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401284756
- Slight
Car crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 8 Jan 2023, 20:05
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023401268220
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire, 21 Dec 2022, 17:46
- BMW 2 Series and Mercedes B Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401261211
- Slight
Audi Q2 crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire, 15 Nov 2022, 15:30
- Audi Q2, Citroen Relay and Seat Leon
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022401246220
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on the A1081 in Central Bedfordshire, 1 Nov 2022, 18:00
- Mazda 6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022401240191