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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 199213MU35092

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199201NH00646

Serious
3 vehicles 2 casualties
MCW METROCAB FORD ESCORT FORD FIESTA
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Accident 1992351373992

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 19924000D2142

Slight
2 vehicles 3 casualties
SCAMMELL Model Missing PEUGEOT 205 (2y)
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Accident 1992123580566

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle PEUGEOT 405
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Accident 199213MU35792

Serious
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA Vehicle
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Accident 199232B114492

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA NISSAN PATROL (4y)
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Accident 1992351371592

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ERF Model Missing (3y) TOYOTA CARINA
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Accident 199210D324892

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats) FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 199210A116192

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUSTIN METRO (3y) VAUXHALL CARLTON (4y)
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Accident 199232B114392

Slight
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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Accident 199201NH00644

Serious
1 vehicle 2 casualties
SUZUKI Model Missing
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Accident 1992123560730

Serious
4 vehicles 3 casualties
Vehicle FORD SIERRA (4y) VOLVO 740 NISSAN PRIMERA
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Accident 1992123560712

Serious
2 vehicles 2 casualties
ROVER 200 SERIES (4y) JAGUAR XJ SERIES (3y)
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Accident 199210D128292

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199213MU34892

Slight
9 vehicles 4 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1y) Vehicle MAZDA 323 (2y) FORD ESCORT PEUGEOT 405 TOYOTA TERCEL FORD ORION (2y) FORD SAPPHIRE (3y) Vehicle
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Accident 199213MU34792

Serious
4 vehicles 3 casualties
ROVER RANGE ROVER Vehicle IVECO-FORD Model Missing VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 199213MU34392

Serious
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing (2y) FORD SIERRA FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 199214A302581

Fatal
4 vehicles 3 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing FORD TRANSIT SCANIA Model Missing (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 199214A302600

Slight
20 vehicles 7 casualties
FORD SIERRA (1y) FORD FIESTA (2y) VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE RENAULT 25 (2y) MERCEDES Model Missing (2y) Vehicle RENAULT ESPACE (1y) FORD ESCORT VAUXHALL CAVALIER (2y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing VOLVO Model Missing PEUGEOT 405 (1y) VOLVO Model Missing (2y) VOLVO Model Missing TOYOTA COROLLA (2y) LADA RIVA (2y) ROVER MONTEGO Vehicle (3y) HONDA CIVIC (2y) Vehicle (1y)
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