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Luton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1986, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (696), and casualties rose from 856.

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

Collisions in 1986
718
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
909
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Luton in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious11316%
  • Slight59082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight76784%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 718, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (12%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (17%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.4%)
  • February44 (6.1%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April53 (7.4%)
  • May74 (10%)
  • June61 (8.5%)
  • July66 (9.2%)
  • August61 (8.5%)
  • September53 (7.4%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November71 (9.9%)
  • December47 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry430 (60%)
  • Wet or damp264 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph599 (83%)
  • 40 mph74 (10%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (46%)
  • Pedestrian226 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (15%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20179 (20%)
  • 21 to 25137 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (50%)
  • Passenger231 (25%)
  • Pedestrian226 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car911 (70%)
  • Motorcycle135 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1986

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1986 in Luton

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Luton ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 117th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1986

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1986: 93, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50593111312
2ndA6334313
3rdM1234403
4thB653132312
5thB579101102
6thA108151210
7thA6(M)3300
8thB45403400
9thA4281100
10thB4891201

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1986

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 626.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1986

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1986: 196.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years