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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- Fatal
- 1,435
- Serious
- 9,136
- Casualties
- 73,429
- Fatal
- 1,435
- Serious
- 9,136
- Casualties
- 73,429
Collisions by Year
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
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
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 49,565 accidents
Accident 199310A103493
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 1993317E80478
Slight
1 vehicle
1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 1993350168593
Slight
1 vehicle
3 casualties
MG MONTEGO
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Accident 1993350174093
Slight
3 vehicles
1 casualty
Vehicle
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 199301SG00184
Slight
1 vehicle
2 casualties
NISSAN SUNNY
(4y)
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Accident 199301NH00135
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
Vehicle
AUSTIN METRO
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Accident 199301SA00256
Fatal
2 vehicles
2 casualties
AUSTIN METRO
MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 199310A205493
Slight
1 vehicle
1 casualty
AUSTIN MAESTRO
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Accident 1993350168393
Slight
3 vehicles
4 casualties
FORD ESCORT
CITROEN BX
MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 1993121140490
Slight
5 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
(1y)
FIAT UNO
ROVER 800 SERIES
AUDI C
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Accident 1993317E80464
Slight
3 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD GRANADA
MAZDA 626
(1y)
PEUGEOT 405
(1y)
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Accident 1993350167893
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
LAND ROVER 90
FIAT PANDA
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Accident 199313MU07993
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES
(4y)
VOLVO 760
(4y)
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Accident 199313MU08393
Slight
4 vehicles
2 casualties
VOLVO 940
(1y)
Vehicle
MG METRO
FORD ORION
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Accident 1993120990265
Slight
4 vehicles
1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
VAUXHALL NOVA
FORD FIESTA
(1y)
VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 199310B505793
Slight
3 vehicles
1 casualty
TOYOTA CARINA
(2y)
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199310D105893
Slight
5 vehicles
10 casualties
VAUXHALL NOVA
(3y)
FORD ORION
VOLVO 340
FORD SIERRA
(2y)
NISSAN PRIMERA
(1y)
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Accident 1993120990225
Slight
4 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD SIERRA
(2y)
FORD ORION
ROVER 400 SERIES
(2y)
HONDA CIVIC
(1y)
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Accident 199310A205193
Slight
3 vehicles
2 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER
FORD FIESTA
(2y)
PEUGEOT 205
(2y)
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Accident 1993350167593
Serious
6 vehicles
2 casualties
LEYLAND DAF FA 45
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
CITROEN AX
(2y)
CHEVROLET GMC MODEL MISSING
BMW 5 SERIES
(3y)
VOLVO 940
(1y)
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