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Luton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2007, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (490), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 2007
494
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
660
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2007

0.4% of collisions in Luton in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight44089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious538%
  • Slight60592%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 494, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February36 (7.3%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April31 (6.3%)
  • May46 (9.3%)
  • June30 (6.1%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December36 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (71%)
  • Wet or damp143 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph421 (85%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (59%)
  • Pedestrian129 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (17%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (57%)
  • Passenger154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian129 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 129th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2007

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2007, with 64 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2007

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2007: 61, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505618617
2ndA6284004
3rdM1182211
4thB579151602
5thA5065121900
6thA522881200
7thB454061102
8thA10811100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2007

Luton had 472 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2007

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2007: 150.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2007.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years