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Luton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2025, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (375), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2025
354
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
450
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2025

0.3% of collisions in Luton in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight29182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight38385%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 354, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 354
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September20 (5.6%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November24 (6.8%)
  • December33 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (78%)
  • Wet or damp62 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph65 (18%)
  • 30 mph243 (69%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (58%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)
  • Cyclist36 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (63%)
  • Passenger86 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 84th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2025

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2025, with 56 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2025

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2025: 42, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505425406
2ndB579212504
3rdA6182202
4thA5228131302
5thM1121702
6thA5065101800
7thB454091702
8thA10813401
9thA55051100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2025

Luton had 338 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2025

LU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2025: 102.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years