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Luton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1980, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (649), and casualties rose from 827.

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

Collisions in 1980
706
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
860
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1980

2% of collisions in Luton in 1980 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight56680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious14917%
  • Slight69781%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 706, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (12%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday151 (21%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.9%)
  • February58 (8.2%)
  • March58 (8.2%)
  • April53 (7.5%)
  • May48 (6.8%)
  • June63 (8.9%)
  • July53 (7.5%)
  • August63 (8.9%)
  • September61 (8.6%)
  • October70 (9.9%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December67 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (67%)
  • Wet or damp223 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph653 (92%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout28 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (32%)
  • Pedestrian233 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (24%)
  • Cyclist78 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20245 (28%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (53%)
  • Pedestrian233 (27%)
  • Passenger171 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (61%)
  • Motorcycle223 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 110th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1980

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1980: 115, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505115141422
2ndA6526609
3rdB5795260014
4thA6129131701
5thM1101802
6thB45409901
7thA10818902
8thB64254500
9thA4181100
10thA52281100
11thA5791100
12thB62451100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1980

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 648.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1980

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1980: 195.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years