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Luton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2016, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2015 (470), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2016
512
Up 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
668
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight45288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious639.4%
  • Slight60190%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 512, up 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday73 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May48 (9.4%)
  • June46 (9%)
  • July44 (8.6%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October47 (9.2%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December41 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (80%)
  • Wet or damp96 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph126 (25%)
  • 30 mph323 (63%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (74%)
  • Roundabout50 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (60%)
  • Pedestrian112 (17%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (11%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (27%)
  • 36 to 45115 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (60%)
  • Passenger155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian112 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 78th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2016

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2016, with 92 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2016

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2016: 65, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505658209
2ndB579303302
3rdA6293714
4thA5065212800
5thM1193602
6thA5228172601
7thB4540101100
8thB6534401
9thA10811400

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2016

Luton had 492 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2016

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2016: 166.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years