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Luton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2000, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (578), and casualties fell from 771.

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

Collisions in 2000
533
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
703
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight47389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious679.5%
  • Slight63390%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 533, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.6%)
  • February45 (8.4%)
  • March35 (6.6%)
  • April47 (8.8%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July42 (7.9%)
  • August41 (7.7%)
  • September44 (8.3%)
  • October45 (8.4%)
  • November50 (9.4%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (60%)
  • Wet or damp202 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph472 (89%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (63%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (53%)
  • Passenger203 (29%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6%)
  • Other vehicle45 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 152nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2000

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2000: 61, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5056191013
2ndA6202611
3rdM1162100
4thA108171501
5thA506571100
6thB5796700
7thA52282200
8thB45402300
9thA5501100
10thA6051100
11thB6531400

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2000

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 502.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2000

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2000: 140.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years