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Luton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2006, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (477), and casualties rose from 592.

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

Collisions in 2006
490
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
665
Up 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2006

0.2% of collisions in Luton in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight43889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious548.1%
  • Slight61092%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 490, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.4%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April34 (6.9%)
  • May36 (7.3%)
  • June43 (8.8%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November46 (9.4%)
  • December40 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (74%)
  • Wet or damp121 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph406 (83%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (65%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (20%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (23%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (59%)
  • Passenger168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (80%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 136th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2006

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2006, with 78 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2006

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2006: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505597705
2ndA6395104
3rdB579202602
4thM1203902
5thA5228142200
6thA5065111801
7thB4540111901
8thA10815600
9thA501100
10thB6791100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2006

Luton had 461 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2006

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2006: 126.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years