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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 200530M010134

Slight
53.2950, -1.2927
2 vehicles 4 casualties
HONDA CRV (3y) RENAULT KANGOO
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Accident 2005330506610

Slight
52.6112, -1.2001
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over VOLKSWAGEN POLO
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Accident 20054100T1260

Slight
51.7394, -0.3956
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MG MGF
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Accident 20054100T1254

Slight
51.7394, -0.3953
5 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over VOLVO Model Missing (4y) FORD TRANSIT JOHN DEERE Model Missing
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Accident 20054100T1255

Slight
51.6889, -0.3762
3 vehicles 1 casualty
JAGUAR X TYPE (1y) PEUGEOT 406 TOYOTA COROLLA (4y)
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Accident 20054100T1257

Slight
51.6804, -0.3752
3 vehicles 5 casualties
FORD MONDEO ROVER 600 SERIES MERCEDES VITO (3y)
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Accident 200540D024590

Slight
51.9511, -0.5066
3 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN MICRA PEUGEOT 406 (2y) Car
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Accident 20054100T1253

Slight
51.8395, -0.4204
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 306 VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 200530M010121

Slight
52.9101, -1.3003
1 vehicle 3 casualties
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200534TM04030

Slight
52.2073, -0.9359
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN PRIMERA
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Accident 20054100T1252

Slight
51.8104, -0.4154
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA AUDI A3
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Accident 20054100T1256

Slight
51.8054, -0.4145
9 vehicles 4 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN POLO (3y) FORD FOCUS (3y) CITROEN XSARA (3y) PEUGEOT 307 (2y) FORD ESCORT VOLVO S60 (3y) Car MERCEDES A CLASS Car
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Accident 200514C140205

Slight
53.3967, -1.3623
5 vehicles 7 casualties
FORD FOCUS (4y) TOYOTA YARIS (1y) ROVER RANGE ROVER VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1y) TOYOTA AVENSIS
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Accident 2005330506566

Slight
52.4499, -1.1916
1 vehicle 2 casualties
CITROEN ZX
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Accident 200530M010119

Slight
53.1055, -1.3275
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car FORD KA (2y)
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Accident 20053102D2445

Slight
52.9899, -1.2344
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 306 MG ZR (1y)
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Accident 200543N062095

Slight
52.0725, -0.7293
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MINI COOPER (2y)
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Accident 200540D023260

Serious
51.9743, -0.5262
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT (1y) IVECO Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 200530M010118

Slight
53.1878, -1.3235
5 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT Model Missing PEUGEOT 406 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TOYOTA AVENSIS (1y) RENAULT LAGUNA (1y)
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Accident 20054100T1251

Slight
51.7954, -0.4123
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Car
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