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Luton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2012, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (503), and casualties fell from 663.

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

Collisions in 2012
462
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
626
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Luton in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight40888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious538.5%
  • Slight57191%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 462, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.7%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June26 (5.6%)
  • July45 (9.7%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October37 (8%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (67%)
  • Wet or damp132 (29%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph118 (26%)
  • 30 mph294 (64%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (61%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (51%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 96th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2012

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2012, with 66 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2012

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2012: 65, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505659503
2ndA6222905
3rdB579212602
4thM1213101
5thA5228121900
6thB454091200
7thA108181400

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2012

Luton had 445 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2012

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2012: 140.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years