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Luton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2014, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2013 (381), and casualties rose from 469.

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

Collisions in 2014
462
Up 21% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
615
Up 31% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Luton in 2014 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious398.4%
  • Slight41991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious467.5%
  • Slight56592%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 462, up 21% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July40 (8.7%)
  • August30 (6.5%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October42 (9.1%)
  • November43 (9.3%)
  • December44 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (75%)
  • Wet or damp113 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph114 (25%)
  • 30 mph297 (64%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (10%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (61%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35183 (30%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (62%)
  • Passenger139 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 96th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2014

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2014, with 81 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2014

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2014: 69, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505698917
2ndA6415201
3rdA5228233201
4thA5065203211
5thB579202801
6thM1132202
7thA108161100
8thB45405501
9thB6531100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2014

Luton had 447 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2014

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2014: 136.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years