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Luton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1989, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988, and casualties fell from 814.

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

Collisions in 1989
643
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
781
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Luton in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight53283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight66585%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 643, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.2%)
  • February55 (8.6%)
  • March41 (6.4%)
  • April51 (7.9%)
  • May52 (8.1%)
  • June53 (8.2%)
  • July62 (9.6%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September67 (10%)
  • October46 (7.2%)
  • November61 (9.5%)
  • December53 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (67%)
  • Wet or damp198 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph535 (83%)
  • 40 mph63 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (48%)
  • Pedestrian218 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1058 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (18%)
  • 21 to 25127 (16%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (52%)
  • Pedestrian218 (28%)
  • Passenger159 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (74%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 145th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1989

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1989: 87, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50587112213
2ndA6556733
3rdB579364206
4thM1162203
5thB4540152206
6thA5065101402
7thB6537802
8thA10815701
9thA51201101
10thA6(M)1100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1989

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 599.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1989

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1989: 184.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years