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Luton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1982, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (677), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 1982
681
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
817
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Luton in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious13520%
  • Slight53679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious14818%
  • Slight65981%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 681, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday98 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7%)
  • February39 (5.7%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April55 (8.1%)
  • May63 (9.3%)
  • June49 (7.2%)
  • July56 (8.2%)
  • August53 (7.8%)
  • September64 (9.4%)
  • October58 (8.5%)
  • November82 (12%)
  • December53 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (60%)
  • Wet or damp248 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph625 (92%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout27 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (37%)
  • Pedestrian222 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (19%)
  • Cyclist82 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (7%)
  • 11 to 1583 (10%)
  • 16 to 20203 (25%)
  • 21 to 25119 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (53%)
  • Pedestrian222 (27%)
  • Passenger161 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (67%)
  • Motorcycle161 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 119th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1982

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1982: 105, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505105124119
2ndA6526719
3rdB579363708
4thM1101001
5thB454081010
6thA61295702
7thA10812410
8thA52281100
9thB64251200

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1982

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 641.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1982

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1982: 194.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years