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Luton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2018, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (516), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 2018
501
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
703
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight43086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7310%
  • Slight62789%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 501, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March46 (9.2%)
  • April28 (5.6%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June35 (7%)
  • July49 (9.8%)
  • August48 (9.6%)
  • September40 (8%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November42 (8.4%)
  • December48 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (75%)
  • Wet or damp108 (22%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (11%)
  • 30 mph408 (81%)
  • 40 mph20 (4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (68%)
  • Roundabout63 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (68%)
  • Pedestrian116 (17%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (11%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (23%)
  • 36 to 45111 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (55%)
  • Passenger201 (29%)
  • Pedestrian116 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car786 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 66th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2018

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2018, with 102 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2018

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2018: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505446018
2ndA6152100
3rdB579151902
4thM1131703
5thA522881200
6thB454081002
7thA10813900
8thA50652510
9thA5791100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2018

Luton had 487 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2018

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2018: 151.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years