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Luton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,599 road traffic collisions in Luton from 1979 to 2025, and 33,283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 261 were fatal and 3,575 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 354 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (375), and casualties fell from 495 to 450.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,599
119th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33,283
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
261
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
354
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Luton

1% of collisions in Luton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2611%
  • Serious3,57514%
  • Slight21,76385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2710.8%
  • Serious3,90012%
  • Slight29,11287%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. In 2025 there were 354, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 354
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025354450
2024375495
2023385512
2022429592
2021346470
2020363509
2019436608
2018501703
2017516743
2016512668
2015470616
2014462615
2013381469
2012462626
2011503663
2010516697
2009482679
2008514654
2007494660
2006490665
2005477592
2004444585
2003456659
2002527718
2001539728
2000533703
1999578771
1998621849
1997631817
1996693909
1995587753
1994601785
1993598744
1992568764
1991581730
1990631784
1989643781
1988643814
1987637801
1986718909
1985696856
1984752938
1983741866
1982681817
1981677829
1980706860
1979649827

When and where crashes happen in Luton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,611 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,761 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,783 (15%)
  • Thursday3,857 (15%)
  • Friday4,174 (16%)
  • Saturday3,618 (14%)
  • Sunday2,795 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59953 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59496 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,201 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,415 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,383 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,625 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,553 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,091 (8.2%)
  • February1,823 (7.1%)
  • March2,055 (8%)
  • April1,912 (7.5%)
  • May2,162 (8.4%)
  • June2,169 (8.5%)
  • July2,190 (8.6%)
  • August2,043 (8%)
  • September2,211 (8.6%)
  • October2,394 (9.4%)
  • November2,386 (9.3%)
  • December2,163 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,936 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,171 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting229 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown168 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit90 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,565 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,351 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds382 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds333 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist185 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds157 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other482 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded124 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,071 (67%)
  • Wet or damp7,849 (31%)
  • Frost or ice367 (1.4%)
  • Snow125 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded171 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,224 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph21,076 (82%)
  • 40 mph1,824 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph113 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph647 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph712 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,086 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,700 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,741 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road925 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded147 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Luton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,470 (55%)
  • Pedestrian6,958 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist3,229 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist2,442 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant677 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant669 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant435 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)143 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant101 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant75 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,176 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 101,958 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 152,204 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 205,379 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,698 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,763 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,374 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,002 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,809 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75963 (2.9%)
  • Over 75664 (2%)
  • Not recorded293 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,404 (55%)
  • Passenger7,921 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6,958 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,359 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,400 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2,505 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,333 (5%)
  • Bus or coach960 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes939 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car712 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle301 (0.6%)
  • Minibus153 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown72 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Luton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Luton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Luton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 119th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 101st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 157th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
116thSt Albans25,62336,8563674,493
117thCarmarthenshire25,61937,0115967,185
118thBury25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton (this area)25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames25,51530,7412243,927
122ndReigate and Banstead25,20634,3633003,889

Accident hotspots in Luton

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Luton, with 1,800 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton from 1979 to 2025: 3,624, including 63 fatal and 539 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5053,6244,73163539
2ndA61,7642,39419223
3rdB5791,0991,4472153
4thM17101,1181068
5thA5228444628150
6thB4540353491753
7thA5065314455635
8thA1081273420840
9thB653132223523
10thA61293547010
11thA6(M)293003
12thB6425101500
13thA4285800
14thA54701
15thA51204602
16thA13401
17thA4183601
18thB62453510
19thA5792200
20thA6032210

Towns in Luton

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 23,892.

Postcode districts in Luton

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton from 1979 to 2025: 7,046.

Latest crashes in Luton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Luton, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity