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Luton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2008, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (494), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2008
514
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
654
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Luton in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight45088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious639.6%
  • Slight58990%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 514, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February43 (8.4%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April49 (9.5%)
  • May42 (8.2%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July44 (8.6%)
  • August42 (8.2%)
  • September47 (9.1%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November38 (7.4%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (66%)
  • Wet or damp167 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph450 (88%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (78%)
  • Roundabout55 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (62%)
  • Pedestrian115 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (17%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (24%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (59%)
  • Passenger155 (24%)
  • Pedestrian115 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 110th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2008

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2008, with 74 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Luton in 2008: 50, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6506405
2ndA505395506
3rdB579314104
4thA5228172300
5thA5065131602
6thM1111800
7thA108181001
8thB454081202
9thB10811100
10thB6531100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2008

Luton had 489 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2008

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2008: 148.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years