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Luton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2011, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (516), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 2011
503
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
663
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2011 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious469.1%
  • Slight45490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious466.9%
  • Slight61493%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 503, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (9.7%)
  • Sunday50 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February44 (8.7%)
  • March45 (8.9%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July47 (9.3%)
  • August38 (7.6%)
  • September47 (9.3%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November45 (8.9%)
  • December32 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (80%)
  • Wet or damp99 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph119 (24%)
  • 30 mph333 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (75%)
  • Roundabout55 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (62%)
  • Pedestrian128 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (22%)
  • 36 to 45111 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (56%)
  • Passenger161 (24%)
  • Pedestrian128 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Luton ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 90th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2011

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2011, with 81 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2011

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2011: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505425803
2ndA6395613
3rdB579385003
4thM1152600
5thA522881101
6thB45407700
7thA10816800

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2011

Luton had 485 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2011

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2011: 144.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years