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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 200834TM33608

Serious
52.1463, -0.8399
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200834TM33978

Slight
52.3110, -1.1259
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FTG 85CF (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 200834TM33858

Slight
52.2247, -0.9901
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SEAT LEON (1y) PEUGEOT 309
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Accident 2008130605408

Slight
53.7298, -1.5108
3 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS FTG 95XF (3y) Car VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 200840G010708

Slight
51.8541, -0.4240
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 2008130599808

Slight
53.7103, -1.5471
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO (1y) FORD FOCUS FORD MONDEO (4y)
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Accident 2008400D02175

Slight
51.9442, -0.4998
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over FORD TRANSIT CONNECT (4y)
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Accident 2008400D02174

Slight
52.0128, -0.5572
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over SEAT ALTEA (1y)
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Accident 20084100T1106

Slight
51.7750, -0.4128
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 200814K121408

Slight
53.4239, -1.4129
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Car Car Car
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Accident 20083104P2007

Slight
53.0494, -1.2568
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 406 LAND ROVER FREELANDER (1y)
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Accident 2008330804627

Serious
52.7610, -1.2738
4 vehicles 8 casualties
FORD FOCUS LAND ROVER Model Missing (3y) PEUGEOT 806 MERCEDES Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 2008400D02287

Slight
51.9592, -0.5186
3 vehicles 1 casualty
KIA CEED SCANIA Model Missing MITSUBISHI COLT (3y)
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Accident 200814B086308

Slight
53.5254, -1.4918
1 vehicle 1 casualty
JAGUAR XJ SERIES
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Accident 2008330804612

Fatal
52.4050, -1.1771
5 vehicles 4 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing (3y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing SCANIA Model Missing Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over RENAULT Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2008330804629

Serious
52.7176, -1.2862
3 vehicles 2 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing (2y) MERCEDES Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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Accident 20083104P1755

Slight
52.9615, -1.2681
4 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER (1y) RENAULT TRAFIC (3y) CITROEN ZX HONDA JAZZ (4y)
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Accident 20084100T1103

Slight
51.8004, -0.4133
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA STARLET Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 20084100T1104

Serious
51.8404, -0.4206
3 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD ESCORT Car SAAB 9-3
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Accident 2008330804572

Slight
52.5331, -1.1779
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA Car
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