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Luton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2010, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2009 (482), and casualties rose from 679.

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

Collisions in 2010
516
Up 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
697
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight45688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious588.3%
  • Slight63591%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 516, up 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6%)
  • February36 (7%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April40 (7.8%)
  • May62 (12%)
  • June49 (9.5%)
  • July45 (8.7%)
  • August32 (6.2%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October36 (7%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December30 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (67%)
  • Wet or damp144 (28%)
  • Snow13 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph444 (86%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (78%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (63%)
  • Pedestrian125 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (22%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (58%)
  • Passenger167 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (79%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 91st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2010

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2010, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2010

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2010: 63, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505638418
2ndA6396603
3rdB579263912
4thA5228222903
5thM1151902
6thA1081111500
7thA5065111504
8thB45404501

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2010

Luton had 493 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2010

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2010: 142.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years