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Luton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2004, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (456), and casualties fell from 659.

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

Collisions in 2004
444
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
585
Down 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Luton in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight38988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious518.7%
  • Slight52890%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 444, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February33 (7.4%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July44 (9.9%)
  • August26 (5.9%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (68%)
  • Wet or damp135 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph390 (88%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (63%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (23%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger124 (21%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (80%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Luton ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2004.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2004

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2004, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2004

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2004: 72, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5057291110
2ndA6334405
3rdB579162601
4thA5228141903
5thM1101311
6thB45405701
7thA10813300
8thA50653401

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2004

Luton had 431 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2004

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2004: 121.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years