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Luton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2024, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (385), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2024
375
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
495
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Luton in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight31183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight42786%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 375, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.1%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March29 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8.3%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October37 (9.9%)
  • November34 (9.1%)
  • December18 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (66%)
  • Wet or damp98 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph67 (18%)
  • 30 mph266 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (58%)
  • Pedestrian97 (20%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (24%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (60%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian97 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 75th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2024

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2024, with 74 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2024

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2024: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505486607
2ndA6232804
3rdB579152103
4thA5228142203
5thB4540101003
6thM191200
7thA50657901
8thA10813501
9thB6532300

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2024

Luton had 362 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2024

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2024: 115.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years