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Luton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2022, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2021 (346), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 2022
429
Up 24% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
592
Up 26% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Luton in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight35583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight51687%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 429, up 24% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.9%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March41 (9.6%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July39 (9.1%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October42 (9.8%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (74%)
  • Wet or damp93 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (14%)
  • 30 mph329 (77%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (64%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (21%)
  • 36 to 45111 (19%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 67th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2022

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2022, with 69 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2022

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2022: 53, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5055372110
2ndA6314403
3rdA5228223801
4thA5065141913
5thB579142002
6thM1133201
7thA108191203
8thB45409901

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2022

Luton had 417 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2022

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2022: 119.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years