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Luton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1991, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (631), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 1991
581
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
730
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Luton in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight50387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious7310%
  • Slight64789%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 581, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (11%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (18%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.3%)
  • February36 (6.2%)
  • March44 (7.6%)
  • April56 (9.6%)
  • May56 (9.6%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July44 (7.6%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September49 (8.4%)
  • October55 (9.5%)
  • November54 (9.3%)
  • December41 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (63%)
  • Wet or damp194 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Snow10 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph482 (83%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph35 (6%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (55%)
  • Pedestrian171 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1072 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7%)
  • 16 to 20113 (15%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (54%)
  • Pedestrian171 (23%)
  • Passenger166 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Luton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Luton ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 143rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1991

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1991: 79, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505799636
2ndA6384804
3rdB579354306
4thM1142211
5thB653121502
6thA108171210
7thA506571001
8thB454071201
9thA6(M)6600
10thA51201100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1991

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 521.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1991

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1991: 185.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years