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Luton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2005, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (444), and casualties rose from 585.

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

Collisions in 2005
477
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
592
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight42689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5910%
  • Slight53090%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 477, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (18%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (10%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.7%)
  • February47 (9.9%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October32 (6.7%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December42 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (66%)
  • Wet or damp149 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph402 (84%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (10%)
  • Roundabout45 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (62%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (17%)
  • 26 to 35126 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (60%)
  • Passenger129 (22%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 146th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2005

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2005, with 67 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2005

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2005: 68, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5056885110
2ndA6435316
3rdA5228192402
4thB579172102
5thA5065132311
6thM191001
7thB45404700
8thA10811100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2005

Luton had 460 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2005

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2005: 148.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years