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Luton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1988, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (637), and casualties rose from 801.

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

Collisions in 1988
643
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
814
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Luton in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight54284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious9812%
  • Slight70186%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 643, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.8%)
  • February35 (5.4%)
  • March63 (9.8%)
  • April46 (7.2%)
  • May51 (7.9%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July49 (7.6%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October78 (12%)
  • November57 (8.9%)
  • December54 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (63%)
  • Wet or damp231 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph539 (84%)
  • 40 mph63 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (47%)
  • Pedestrian199 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (16%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (21%)
  • 21 to 25141 (17%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (54%)
  • Pedestrian199 (24%)
  • Passenger176 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (71%)
  • Motorcycle127 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 136th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1988

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1988: 96, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50596123619
2ndA6547106
3rdB579334104
4thA108191501
5thM181000
6thB45407801
7thB6535901
8thA6(M)3300
9thA11100
10thA41461100
11thA51401
12thA51301200

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1988

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 589.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1988

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1988: 184.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years