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Luton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Luton in 1999, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (621), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 1999
578
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
771
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Luton in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight50387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8311%
  • Slight68589%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 578, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February41 (7.1%)
  • March48 (8.3%)
  • April45 (7.8%)
  • May42 (7.3%)
  • June48 (8.3%)
  • July49 (8.5%)
  • August52 (9%)
  • September43 (7.4%)
  • October55 (9.5%)
  • November53 (9.2%)
  • December57 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (67%)
  • Wet or damp183 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (85%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (11%)
  • Roundabout54 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (65%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)
  • Cyclist54 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1573 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (12%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35181 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (1%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (56%)
  • Passenger192 (25%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Luton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Luton ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 139th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 1999

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 1999: 75, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50575105011
2ndA6315403
3rdM1203303
4thA5228162701
5thB579121501
6thA5065111302
7thA108181000
8thB45404500
9thB6532810

Towns in Luton: crashes in 1999

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 512.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 1999

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 1999: 156.

Latest crashes in Luton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years