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Luton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2003, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (527), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 2003
456
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
659
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Luton in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious548.2%
  • Slight60291%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 456, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March41 (9%)
  • April24 (5.3%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (70%)
  • Wet or damp130 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph412 (90%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (66%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (13%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35149 (23%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (82%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Luton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Luton ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 171st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2003

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2003, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2003

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2003: 49, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505497406
2ndA6344811
3rdB579182700
4thA5228172612
5thM1142402
6thA506581100
7thB45408900
8thA108161301
9thB41461200
10thB5401200
11thB5701100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2003

Luton had 434 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2003

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2003: 125.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years