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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 2013400DA0489

Slight
51.9997, -0.5426
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under SKODA OCTAVIA
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Accident 2013400DA0488

Slight
51.9997, -0.5426
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL COMBO BMW 3 SERIES FORD TRANSIT (3y)
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Accident 201343S036073

Slight
52.0649, -0.7142
1 vehicle 1 casualty
AUDI A5 (3y)
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Accident 20134100T1070

Serious
51.7345, -0.3922
3 vehicles 3 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MERCEDES Model Missing (1y) SAAB 9-3
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Accident 2013300001332

Slight
53.1349, -1.3302
4 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA BMW 3 SERIES AUDI A6 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 201334WD15233

Slight
52.3492, -1.1542
4 vehicles 4 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA Car FORD FIESTA (4y) MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 20134100T1068

Slight
51.8405, -0.4204
2 vehicles 3 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Car
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Accident 2013400DA0496

Slight
52.0238, -0.5922
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over PEUGEOT 406
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Accident 201314C059513

Slight
53.4423, -1.4388
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA FORD ESCORT MAN Model Missing
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Accident 201314B038413

Slight
53.5055, -1.4863
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car RENAULT LAGUNA
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Accident 2013300001661

Slight
53.2032, -1.3219
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN CADDY (2y) BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2013400DA0434

Serious
51.9895, -0.5334
4 vehicles 26 casualties
Minibus (8-16 passenger seats) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (3y) Car
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Accident 2013400DA0448

Slight
51.9879, -0.5325
6 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI ALTO NISSAN ALMERA TOYOTA YARIS Car Car VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2013331301133

Slight
52.6235, -1.2088
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW X1 (4y) VOLKSWAGEN POLO
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Accident 2013400DA0474

Slight
52.0325, -0.6274
3 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT CLIO VOLVO Model Missing MERCEDES Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2013331301137

Slight
52.8302, -1.2998
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1y) PEUGEOT 307 AUDI S4 (4y)
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Accident 2013400CA0555

Slight
51.9037, -0.4774
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LONDON TAXIS INT. TXII MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2013331301132

Slight
52.6131, -1.2011
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y) FIAT PANDA (4y) PEUGEOT 306 SKODA YETI (1y)
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Accident 20134100T1066

Slight
51.8468, -0.4216
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over TOYOTA HIACE (4y) VOLKSWAGEN POLO TOYOTA AYGO (3y)
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Accident 2013130274528

Slight
53.7758, -1.4711
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO
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