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Luton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1979, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,599 collisions in Luton.

Collisions in 1979
649
Casualties in 1979
827
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1979

1.2% of collisions in Luton in 1979 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12219%
  • Slight51980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious14518%
  • Slight67481%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 649.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (17%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8%)
  • February35 (5.4%)
  • March63 (9.7%)
  • April49 (7.6%)
  • May52 (8%)
  • June50 (7.7%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September55 (8.5%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November60 (9.2%)
  • December55 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (61%)
  • Wet or damp217 (33%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.9%)
  • Snow14 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph586 (90%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph13 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (37%)
  • Pedestrian235 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (21%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20198 (24%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (48%)
  • Pedestrian235 (28%)
  • Passenger192 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (62%)
  • Motorcycle203 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Luton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Luton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 135th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1979

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1979: 129, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505129154224
2ndA65565114
3rdB579305004
4thM1133506
5thB454081013
6thA612971203
7thB64253300
8thA10812200
9thA2051200
10thA51201100
11thB62451210

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1979

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 577.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1979

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1979: 179.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years