Road
Crashes on the B4540
278 recorded collisions since 2000.
278
All crashes
2
Fatal
40
Serious
236
Slight
Since 2000 the B4540 has seen 278 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 40 serious. That ranks it 1597th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 7.2 per 1,000 collisions, and 15% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have risen by about 88% since 2000, from 8 to 15 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Luton, Central Bedfordshire and Dacorum.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.