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LU3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,439 road traffic collisions in the LU3 postcode district, Luton, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 979 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (94).

Collisions since 1979
6,439
249th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,660
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
69 people killed
Serious collisions
979
1,091 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
91
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
112
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LU3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal631%
  • Serious97915%
  • Slight5,39784%

What the data shows

  • LU3 had 995 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 1,198 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in LU3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,516 children under 16 were killed or injured in LU3, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in LU3.

Where LU3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
249th
Most casualties
248th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
417th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday880 (14%)
  • Tuesday964 (15%)
  • Wednesday941 (15%)
  • Thursday914 (14%)
  • Friday1,055 (16%)
  • Saturday944 (15%)
  • Sunday741 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,501 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,788 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,770 (90%)
  • Roundabout353 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph241 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph5,216 (81%)
  • 40 mph573 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph344 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph63 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,202 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds804 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds97 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist43 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other144 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,023 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,547 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist921 (11%)
  • Cyclist683 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant168 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant129 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LU3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LU3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LU3 peaked at 198 in 1980; 2025 had 91.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591112
202494120
202388116
2022107153
202189135
202090123
2019107148
2018109158
2017112146
2016108136
2015110166
2014114143
201386110
2012107145
2011152204
2010128182
2009121176
2008133160
2007115162
2006132193
2005116138
2004104154
2003128195
2002139199
2001155233
2000155196
1999138198
1998147232
1997162212
1996158214
1995143186
1994144181
1993151219
1992169217
1991146204
1990166203
1989181224
1988187241
1987165199
1986193273
1985168212
1984167211
1983167205
1982169219
1981183247
1980198253
1979147207

Map of recent crashes in LU3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LU3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LU3

The 24 most recent collisions in LU3 happened between 11 September and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LU3

The A6 has the most collisions in LU3, 1,176 of 6,439 (18%), followed by the B579 (623).

Collisions in LU3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,1761,77222188
2ndB579623832181
3rdA5228159232122
4thA505101104
5thA51207802
6thA41463611
7thB62453510
8thM131802

Council areas covering LU3

Collisions in LU3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Luton has 5,839 of 6,439 (91%).

Collisions in LU3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLuton5,8397,70746858
2ndCentral Bedfordshire59494716121
3rdBedford6610

Town in LU3

Of the 6,439 collisions in LU3, 5,892 (92%) were in Luton.