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Luton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,665 road traffic collisions in Luton from 1979 to 2025, and 33,275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 242 were fatal and 3,584 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 357 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (389).

Collisions since 1979
25,665
52nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
33,275
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
242
251 people killed
Serious collisions
3,584
3,881 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
357
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
456
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Luton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2420.9%
  • Serious3,58414%
  • Slight21,83985%

What the data shows

  • Luton had 4,342 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 4,845 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Luton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,392 children under 16 were killed or injured in Luton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Luton.

Where Luton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
52nd
Most casualties
50th
Most fatal collisions
49th
Most serious collisions
61st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,608 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,767 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,781 (15%)
  • Thursday3,835 (15%)
  • Friday4,237 (17%)
  • Saturday3,616 (14%)
  • Sunday2,821 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,961 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,337 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown167 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit95 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,895 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,973 (12%)
  • Roundabout1,722 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road926 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded149 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,255 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph21,823 (85%)
  • 40 mph1,730 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph86 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph590 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,628 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,373 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds376 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds331 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist174 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds154 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other489 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded122 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant18,221 (55%)
  • Pedestrian7,064 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist3,282 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist2,512 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant695 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant671 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant431 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)140 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant111 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant62 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Luton peaked at 755 in 1984; 2025 had 357.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 357
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025357456
2024389509
2023405534
2022438601
2021355479
2020378535
2019460639
2018511721
2017529756
2016520676
2015474628
2014471622
2013399489
2012471635
2011508667
2010528721
2009480674
2008519663
2007501686
2006494665
2005492617
2004461614
2003457645
2002539737
2001533712
2000534699
1999558749
1998580783
1997601759
1996655845
1995556704
1994571725
1993605767
1992596799
1991604758
1990648812
1989641777
1988662824
1987652811
1986691885
1985713886
1984755930
1983734857
1982671802
1981670815
1980686834
1979613773

Map of recent crashes in Luton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Luton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Luton

The 24 most recent collisions in Luton happened between 8 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Luton

The A505 has the most collisions in Luton, 4,157 of 25,665 (16%), followed by the A6 (1,705).

Collisions in Luton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5054,1575,43868612
2ndA61,7052,33017219
3rdB5791,1001,4502156
4thM16211,063766
5thA5228443627150
6thA5065313441533
7thB4540243327534
8thA1081549604
9thB653151901
10thA5505131601
11thA6129131503
12thB6425101500
13thA55500
14thB62453510

Council areas covering Luton

Collisions in Luton were recorded in 3 council areas. Luton has 23,892 of 25,665 (93%).

Collisions in Luton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLuton23,89230,8532253,330
2ndCentral Bedfordshire1,7462,39016251
3rdBedford242813

Postcode districts in Luton

Collisions in Luton were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by LU4 (6,896) and LU1 (6,325).