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Luton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1998, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (631), and casualties rose from 817.

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

Collisions in 1998
621
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
849
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 1998 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious609.7%
  • Slight55790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious758.8%
  • Slight77091%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 621, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (18%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.3%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May52 (8.4%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July50 (8.1%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September43 (6.9%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November53 (8.5%)
  • December44 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (61%)
  • Wet or damp237 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph522 (84%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (4%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (13%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (64%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35186 (22%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (57%)
  • Passenger230 (27%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car912 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 126th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1998

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1998: 99, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50599126010
2ndA6548206
3rdB579334804
4thM1202610
5thB4540182804
6thA5065101210
7thA108151011
8thB6535902
9thA52284600

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1998

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 542.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1998

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1998: 191.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years