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LU2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,900 road traffic collisions in the LU2 postcode district, Luton, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 910 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 80 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (85).

Collisions since 1979
5,900
347th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,790
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
78 people killed
Serious collisions
910
987 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
80
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
106
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LU2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal771.3%
  • Serious91015%
  • Slight4,91383%

What the data shows

  • LU2 had 945 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 1,114 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in LU2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,147 children under 16 were killed or injured in LU2, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LU2.

Where LU2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
347th
Most casualties
341st
Most fatal collisions
551st
Most serious collisions
524th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday839 (14%)
  • Tuesday844 (14%)
  • Wednesday874 (15%)
  • Thursday857 (15%)
  • Friday1,007 (17%)
  • Saturday820 (14%)
  • Sunday659 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,098 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,561 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting180 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,733 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway586 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout454 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph192 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph4,530 (77%)
  • 40 mph594 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph367 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph210 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,627 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds802 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds100 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds98 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist61 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other132 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,569 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,317 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist820 (11%)
  • Cyclist573 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant167 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant133 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant112 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LU2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LU2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LU2 peaked at 189 in 1996; 2025 had 80.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202580106
202485119
202384119
202297124
202181104
20207092
201992125
2018127176
2017113166
2016116157
2015105133
2014106152
201389109
2012106155
2011104134
2010117184
2009109146
2008123181
2007116164
2006139179
2005122153
2004121154
2003106158
2002133179
2001128166
2000143187
1999143189
1998141187
1997143171
1996189257
1995132184
1994133181
1993141177
1992150199
1991136167
1990149204
1989131159
1988134171
1987142186
1986142179
1985178226
1984170208
1983167200
1982150180
1981125158
1980137188
1979155197

Map of recent crashes in LU2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LU2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LU2

The 24 most recent collisions in LU2 happened between 12 September and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LU2

The A505 has the most collisions in LU2, 946 of 5,900 (16%), followed by the A6 (261).

Collisions in LU2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5059461,31527168
2ndA6261346229
3rdA5228219311022
4thB653108179627
5thA1081356103
6thA6129193406
7thB642581200
8thA53300

Council areas covering LU2

Collisions in LU2 were recorded in 4 council areas. Luton has 5,237 of 5,900 (89%).

Collisions in LU2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLuton5,2376,80858748
2ndNorth Hertfordshire43565015107
3rdCentral Bedfordshire178251139
4thSt Albans4676316

Town in LU2

Of the 5,900 collisions in LU2, 5,181 (88%) were in Luton.