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A1 road traffic accidents

49,565 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A1 appears in 49,565 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 73,429 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,435 were fatal and 9,136 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 3% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,435
Serious
9,136
Casualties
73,429
2025 478
2024 491
2023 474
2022 538
2021 462
2020 436
2019 590
2018 604
2017 647
2016 680
2015 737
2014 728
2013 687
2012 737
2011 798
2010 873
2009 864
2008 837
2007 907
2006 1,002
2005 1,123
2004 1,189
2003 1,313
2002 1,302
2001 1,242
2000 1,300
1999 1,198
1998 1,311
1997 1,346
1996 1,380
1995 1,330
1994 1,310
1993 1,280
1992 1,375
1991 1,358
1990 1,529
1989 1,495
1988 1,404
1987 1,309
1986 1,469
1985 1,399
1984 1,410
1983 1,283
1982 1,392
1981 1,284
1980 1,307
1979 1,357

Islington

5,438 recorded here

Barnet

2,508 recorded here

Gateshead

2,019 recorded here

Northumberland

1,621 recorded here

Huntingdonshire

1,471 recorded here

Grantham

1,462 recorded here

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Islington

4,303 recorded along the A1

Barnet

1,584 recorded along the A1

Edinburgh

903 recorded along the A1

Haringey

724 recorded along the A1

Newcastle upon Tyne

486 recorded along the A1

Gateshead

473 recorded along the A1

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 199701NH00027

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
CITROEN BX
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Accident 1997120430179

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3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (1y) LEYLAND FREIGHTER FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199710G029297

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3 vehicles 5 casualties
FORD ESCORT FORD ESCORT (3y) ROVER 200 SERIES (2y)
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Accident 199710G005597

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3 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD ORION (4y) RENAULT CLIO (1y) VAUXHALL COMBO (3y)
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Accident 1997350046597

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
IVECO-FORD Model Missing
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Accident 1997950111897

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 1997950088597

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN PRIMERA (2y) YAMAHA Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 1997120250220

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 405 (2y) MAN Model Missing
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Accident 1997317W80110

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1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199701SG00035

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 205 MERCEDES 200
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Accident 199710K003997

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5 vehicles 3 casualties
AUDI 80 (4y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD MONDEO (1y) RENAULT LAGUNA (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 199701NI00023

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO 940 AUSTIN MONTEGO
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Accident 1997950075597

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO 340
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Accident 1997350038097

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO-FORD Model Missing TOYOTA SPACE CRUISER
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Accident 199710K002697

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 1997317B80097

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3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLVO 460 (1y)
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Accident 199713MU06497

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 1997350034297

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT Model Missing FORD ORION
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Accident 1997350032297

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing (1y) SUZUKI Model Missing
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Accident 199701SV00036

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
HONDA Model Missing (2y)
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