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LU5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,197 road traffic collisions in the LU5 postcode district, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 955 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (88).

Collisions since 1979
6,197
293rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,781
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
89 people killed
Serious collisions
955
1,141 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
110
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LU5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal821.3%
  • Serious95515%
  • Slight5,16083%

What the data shows

  • LU5 had 1,038 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 1,119 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in LU5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,102 children under 16 were killed or injured in LU5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LU5.

Where LU5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
293rd
Most casualties
230th
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
452nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday809 (13%)
  • Tuesday843 (14%)
  • Wednesday889 (14%)
  • Thursday966 (16%)
  • Friday1,078 (17%)
  • Saturday850 (14%)
  • Sunday762 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,279 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,477 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting364 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,216 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,447 (23%)
  • Roundabout410 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph132 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph3,714 (60%)
  • 40 mph298 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,149 (19%)
  • 70 mph878 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,904 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds796 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds121 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds99 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist72 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other123 (2%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,683 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist958 (11%)
  • Pedestrian865 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist537 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant300 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)177 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LU5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LU5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LU5 peaked at 185 in 1989; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202581110
202488115
2023110159
202296119
202188125
202085135
2019115176
2018125180
2017136177
2016114158
2015105166
2014114182
2013108166
2012116166
2011108153
2010122178
2009110160
2008116162
2007118169
2006102140
2005114152
2004124176
2003102156
2002127175
2001152222
2000141195
1999166247
1998135182
1997149224
1996135177
1995139196
1994137182
1993143194
1992132188
1991137197
1990148207
1989185255
1988168253
1987156211
1986175251
1985159210
1984161233
1983165223
1982173248
1981167243
1980183249
1979167239

Map of recent crashes in LU5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LU5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LU5

The 24 most recent collisions in LU5 happened between 9 September and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LU5

The A5120 has the most collisions in LU5, 989 of 6,197 (16%), followed by the A505 (918).

Collisions in LU5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51209891,46014173
2ndA5059181,22213120
3rdM18401,42220118
4thA5273428742
5thB579101152117
6thB51205986012
7thA5065425924
8thA5505375904
9thB530101802

Council areas covering LU5

Collisions in LU5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 5,897 of 6,197 (95%).

Collisions in LU5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire5,8978,36979914
2ndLuton291399341
3rdBedford91300

Towns in LU5

Collisions in LU5 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Houghton Regis (1,529) and Luton (1,371).