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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 2017100169319

Slight
55.5536, -1.7889
2 vehicles 3 casualties
IVECO DAILY (1y) NISSAN JUKE (1y)
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Accident 2017950001111

Slight
55.9236, -3.0614
4 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD FOCUS (2y) FORD KA AUDI A3 (4y) VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y)
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Accident 2017480173407

Slight
51.5201, -0.0973
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD GALAXY VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN (2y)
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Accident 2017410171487

Serious
51.6791, -0.2343
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2017100169307

Slight
55.0229, -1.6480
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO MODEL MISSING Car
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Accident 2017400172907

Slight
52.0716, -0.2434
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods vehicle - unknown weight FORD GALAXY
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Accident 2017010028911

Serious
51.5396, -0.1025
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO Pedal cycle
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Accident 2017010028890

Serious
51.5857, -0.1818
1 vehicle 1 casualty
OPTARE Model Missing
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Accident 2017010028858

Slight
51.5339, -0.1056
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ALEXANDER DENNIS Model Missing
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Accident 2017100168430

Slight
55.0650, -1.6339
1 vehicle 1 casualty
WRIGHTBUS GEMINI
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Accident 2017010028471

Slight
51.5310, -0.1044
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VIVARO (2y) YAMAHA NXC 125 (2y)
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Accident 2017010028384

Slight
51.5444, -0.1030
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing YAMAHA XC 125
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Accident 2017100169250

Serious
55.2208, -1.7081
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL COMBO VOLKSWAGEN POLO AUDI Q3 (1y)
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Accident 2017320127514

Slight
52.8063, -0.6125
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA
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Accident 201731B059217

Slight
53.2628, -0.9423
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD GALAXY (4y)
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Accident 2017010027852

Slight
51.5654, -0.1337
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
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Accident 2017320123309

Slight
52.7795, -0.6112
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under MERCEDES C CLASS (2y)
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Accident 2017120048990

Slight
54.4345, -1.6682
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing (2y) Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2017400170557

Slight
52.1850, -0.3048
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT TOYOTA YARIS
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Accident 2017100166199

Slight
55.1917, -1.7154
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing VAUXHALL CORSA (3y)
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