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Luton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1990, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (643), and casualties rose from 781.

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

Collisions in 1990
631
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
784
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Luton in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight52483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10113%
  • Slight67085%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 631, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9%)
  • February54 (8.6%)
  • March49 (7.8%)
  • April49 (7.8%)
  • May63 (10%)
  • June51 (8.1%)
  • July58 (9.2%)
  • August51 (8.1%)
  • September48 (7.6%)
  • October53 (8.4%)
  • November55 (8.7%)
  • December43 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (73%)
  • Wet or damp160 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph520 (82%)
  • 40 mph57 (9%)
  • 60 mph35 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (10%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (51%)
  • Pedestrian199 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1060 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (17%)
  • 21 to 25140 (18%)
  • 26 to 35148 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (53%)
  • Pedestrian199 (25%)
  • Passenger171 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (74%)
  • Motorcycle103 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 146th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1990

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1990: 108, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505108140420
2ndA65772111
3rdB579314006
4thM1182701
5thB4540161712
6thA1081111311
7thB65371202
8thA50654400
9thA6(M)3400
10thA11200

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1990

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 567.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1990

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1990: 177.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years