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Luton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2009, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (514), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 2009
482
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
679
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Luton in 2009 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious367.5%
  • Slight43991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious416%
  • Slight62792%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 482, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.5%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March37 (7.7%)
  • April27 (5.6%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August36 (7.5%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November31 (6.4%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (71%)
  • Wet or damp119 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph417 (87%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (72%)
  • Roundabout56 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (71%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 35159 (23%)
  • 36 to 4598 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (61%)
  • Passenger174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (83%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 112th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2009

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2009, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2009

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2009: 78, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5057810924
2ndA6304500
3rdM1223812
4thB579202601
5thA5228192903
6thB4540132010
7thA5065101300
8thA10816801

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2009

Luton had 457 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2009

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2009: 143.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years