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M1 road traffic accidents

40,463 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M1 appears in 40,463 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 68,227 casualties. Of these collisions, 939 were fatal and 5,898 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 1% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
939
Serious
5,898
Casualties
68,227
2025 360
2024 364
2023 393
2022 399
2021 413
2020 289
2019 432
2018 461
2017 528
2016 597
2015 642
2014 658
2013 665
2012 706
2011 659
2010 855
2009 841
2008 917
2007 1,077
2006 1,146
2005 1,333
2004 1,351
2003 1,403
2002 1,430
2001 1,356
2000 1,484
1999 1,331
1998 1,212
1997 1,174
1996 1,087
1995 976
1994 941
1993 950
1992 865
1991 884
1990 1,021
1989 968
1988 955
1987 914
1986 863
1985 826
1984 799
1983 734
1982 810
1981 801
1980 793
1979 800

St Albans

3,722 recorded here

Bolsover

2,060 recorded here

Rotherham

1,539 recorded here

Milton Keynes

1,437 recorded here

Central Bedfordshire

1,333 recorded here

Leeds

1,251 recorded here

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Barnet

464 recorded along the M1

Luton

412 recorded along the M1

Milton Keynes

135 recorded along the M1

Collingtree and Milton Malsor

132 recorded along the M1

Leicester

125 recorded along the M1

Watford (Watford)

119 recorded along the M1

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Recent Accidents

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Slight
52.9620, -1.2673
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (4y) MINI COOPER
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Slight
52.8609, -1.3027
3 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
52.0236, -0.5920
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Slight
52.1972, -0.9138
2 vehicles 3 casualties
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Accident 2017400184444

Slight
51.8913, -0.4690
3 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN ALMERA BMW 3 SERIES MERCEDES C CLASS (3y)
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Accident 2017410183063

Serious
51.6735, -0.3718
1 vehicle 1 casualty
BMW 5 SERIES
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Accident 2017430140897

Serious
52.0728, -0.7296
4 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing (3y) BMW 5 SERIES (3y) MAN Model Missing (3y) IVECO Model Missing
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Accident 2017430148544

Serious
52.1090, -0.7854
2 vehicles 5 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2017430149133

Slight
52.1186, -0.8038
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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Accident 2017134551819

Slight
53.7479, -1.5177
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT MEGANE
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Accident 201734WS03577

Slight
52.1725, -0.8715
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MINI ONE (1y)
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Accident 2017010035659

Slight
51.6373, -0.2824
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL AGILA SKODA OCTAVIA (4y) MINI ONE (1y)
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Accident 2017410228700

Slight
51.8167, -0.4168
3 vehicles 3 casualties
PEUGEOT BOXER (1y) NISSAN QASHQAI (4y) Car
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Accident 2017140180319

Slight
53.3814, -1.2782
3 vehicles 5 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA VAUXHALL INSIGNIA NISSAN X-TRAIL
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Accident 2017400183929

Slight
51.8542, -0.4249
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA BMW 1 SERIES
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Accident 2017410181965

Slight
51.7142, -0.3844
4 vehicles 3 casualties
HONDA JAZZ Car BMW 5 SERIES FORD KUGA
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Accident 2017400187526

Slight
52.0274, -0.6037
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER TOYOTA YARIS (4y)
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Accident 201731P086217

Serious
52.9625, -1.2666
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA YARIS FIAT 500 (1y)
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Accident 2017400182722

Slight
52.0263, -0.6012
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES E CLASS CITROEN DS3 (3y)
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Accident 2017410181619

Slight
51.8197, -0.4168
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods vehicle - unknown weight FORD KA
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