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Luton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1993, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1992 (568), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1993
598
Up 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
744
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1993

1% of collisions in Luton in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight50484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9313%
  • Slight64587%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 598, up 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday112 (19%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.9%)
  • February38 (6.4%)
  • March42 (7%)
  • April47 (7.9%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July58 (9.7%)
  • August46 (7.7%)
  • September47 (7.9%)
  • October56 (9.4%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December55 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (60%)
  • Wet or damp229 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph505 (84%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (55%)
  • Pedestrian180 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1057 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20101 (14%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35165 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (51%)
  • Passenger185 (25%)
  • Pedestrian180 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car825 (77%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 135th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1993

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1993: 96, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50596113216
2ndA6456017
3rdB579384909
4thA1081131402
5thB653121502
6thA50655500
7thM15701
8thA6(M)3301
9thB45401200

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1993

Luton had 551 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1993

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1993: 168.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years