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Luton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2015, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (462), and casualties rose from 615.

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

Collisions in 2015
470
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
616
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Luton in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight41588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious569.1%
  • Slight55891%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 470, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.1%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April30 (6.4%)
  • May30 (6.4%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August57 (12%)
  • September43 (9.1%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November32 (6.8%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (74%)
  • Wet or damp118 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph131 (28%)
  • 30 mph300 (64%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (79%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (59%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 35154 (25%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (59%)
  • Passenger135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 86th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2015

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2015, with 72 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2015

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2015: 78, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5057811026
2ndA5228313904
3rdA6274304
4thB579243606
5thM1131800
6thB45407903
7thA10814500
8thB6534701

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2015

Luton had 455 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2015

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2015: 134.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years