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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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Accident 2015132781255

Slight
53.8063, -1.3752
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI SWIFT HONDA CIVIC (1y)
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Accident 201534TM18515

Slight
52.1743, -0.8747
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2015300014762

Slight
53.1646, -1.3243
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing (3y) ALFA ROMEO MITO
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Accident 201534TM17875

Serious
52.2666, -1.0917
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA FODEN Model Missing
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Accident 201514C071315

Slight
53.3983, -1.3140
2 vehicles 2 casualties
KIA CEED (4y) PEUGEOT 207
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Accident 201501SX20657

Slight
51.6047, -0.2408
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA ACCORD AUDI A5 (2y)
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Accident 201534TM16665

Serious
52.2473, -1.0636
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MERCEDES SPRINTER (4y) MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2015405CA0766

Slight
51.8793, -0.4518
3 vehicles 6 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA KIA CEED FORD S-MAX
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Accident 2015331501045

Serious
52.4148, -1.1840
1 vehicle 1 casualty
APRILIA RSV 4 (4y)
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Accident 2015405DA0519

Slight
51.9813, -0.5270
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT 500 (3y)
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Accident 2015300014726

Slight
53.2564, -1.3211
2 vehicles 3 casualties
CITROEN DS3 (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 20154100T1074

Slight
51.8432, -0.4210
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 201514C067815

Fatal
53.3981, -1.3738
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN POLO (4y)
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Accident 201534TM16785

Slight
52.2889, -1.1056
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MAN Model Missing (4y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 20154100T1075

Serious
51.6796, -0.3749
3 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA BMW 5 SERIES TOYOTA RAV4
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Accident 2015132711282

Slight
53.6447, -1.5326
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT (3y) FIAT 500 (1y) FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2015300015133

Slight
53.2505, -1.3279
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MG TF CITROEN C4
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Accident 201531P128015

Fatal
52.9845, -1.2413
2 vehicles 2 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing (3y) VAUXHALL VIVARO
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Accident 2015331501047

Slight
52.4579, -1.1931
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 5 SERIES (1y) DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 201501SX20582

Slight
51.5731, -0.2300
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA Car
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