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Luton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2019, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (501), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 2019
436
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
608
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Luton in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight36784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight53688%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 436, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (18%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March43 (9.9%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (72%)
  • Wet or damp111 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph349 (80%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (64%)
  • Pedestrian110 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (20%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (60%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian110 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 78th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2019

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2019, with 62 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2019

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2019: 65, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505659509
2ndA6222802
3rdB579192307
4thM1182900
5thA5228131902
6thB4540101100
7thA10815800
8thA50653601
9thB6533400

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2019

Luton had 422 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2019

LU4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2019: 133.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years