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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
53.0640, -1.2685
2 vehicles 2 casualties
SKODA SUPERB (3y) VOLVO V70 (4y)
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Slight
51.8078, -0.4150
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MINI ONE (2y)
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Slight
53.3726, -1.2818
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2014331400542

Slight
52.6541, -1.2428
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO (2y) MERCEDES Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 2014404DA0256

Slight
51.9475, -0.5025
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MINI COOPER AUDI A5 (4y)
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Accident 201443S096034

Slight
52.0501, -0.6744
4 vehicles 2 casualties
Car FORD MONDEO AUDI TT (1y) KIA SPORTAGE (2y)
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Accident 201434TM07344

Serious
52.2068, -0.9344
2 vehicles 2 casualties
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing SKODA OCTAVIA (4y)
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Accident 2014404DA0276

Slight
52.0237, -0.5924
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA (2y) VAUXHALL CORSA (1y) CITROEN BERLINGO
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Accident 2014404DA0273

Serious
51.9575, -0.5159
2 vehicles 3 casualties
MERCEDES ML CLASS (1y) MERCEDES Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 2014404CA0292

Slight
51.8976, -0.4711
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing FORD PUMA
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Accident 2014404DA0417

Slight
51.9963, -0.5395
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 201414C029814

Slight
53.3712, -1.2824
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (4y) HONDA CIVIC (2y)
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Accident 2014331405041

Slight
52.8454, -1.2949
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing (4y) VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (3y)
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Accident 201401SX20203

Slight
51.6324, -0.2639
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 MERCEDES SLK CLASS (1y)
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Accident 2014404DA0271

Slight
51.9457, -0.5008
4 vehicles 2 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over SKODA FABIA VAUXHALL ASTRA SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 2014331400478

Slight
52.5998, -1.1957
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA PEUGEOT 206
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Accident 2014404CA0324

Slight
51.8779, -0.4498
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA CITROEN C2
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Accident 201434WD06144

Slight
52.3950, -1.1731
3 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES AUDI Q7 (3y) VOLVO Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 20144100T1045

Slight
51.7978, -0.4131
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (2y) PEUGEOT 206 BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2014404CA0269

Serious
51.8521, -0.4228
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LAND ROVER DEFENDER (1y) JAGUAR XK SERIES
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