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Luton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2017, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (512), and casualties rose from 668.

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

Collisions in 2017
516
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
743
Up 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight44586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight66389%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 516, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.7%)
  • February45 (8.7%)
  • March49 (9.5%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May45 (8.7%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July49 (9.5%)
  • August35 (6.8%)
  • September42 (8.1%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November39 (7.6%)
  • December34 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (75%)
  • Wet or damp118 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph431 (84%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (65%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (19%)
  • 36 to 45132 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (53%)
  • Passenger203 (27%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 70th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2017

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2017, with 89 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2017

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2017: 44, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505447515
2ndA6242803
3rdM1203411
4thB579141900
5thB454061101
6thA52284400
7thA10813500
8thA50653401
9thA50551100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2017

Luton had 499 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2017

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2017: 170.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years