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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 20073102B4324

Slight
53.2798, -0.9852
2 vehicles 3 casualties
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under RENAULT CLIO (4y)
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Accident 2007950010508

Slight
55.8479, -2.1300
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SUZUKI ALTO (3y)
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Accident 2007131116307

Slight
53.6382, -1.2504
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2007100923807

Slight
55.7469, -2.0210
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA Car
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Accident 200701EO40945

Slight
51.5330, -0.1062
1 vehicle 1 casualty
DENNIS Model Missing
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Accident 200701SX20939

Slight
51.5859, -0.1839
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES S CLASS (4y) HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXST (4y)
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Accident 2007400D04023

Serious
52.0925, -0.2740
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 306 RENAULT CLIO (4y)
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Accident 2007950010462

Slight
55.9551, -2.8179
1 vehicle 1 casualty
JAGUAR X TYPE (2y)
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Accident 20074100J2802

Slight
51.6725, -0.2385
3 vehicles 3 casualties
TOYOTA AVENSIS (3y) Car MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2007950010437

Serious
55.9546, -3.2348
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER (1y) FORD TRANSIT (1y)
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Accident 200714A274607

Slight
53.5895, -1.2148
8 vehicles 4 casualties
RENAULT CLIO FORD FOCUS (1y) JEEP CHEROKEE (4y) FORD TRANSIT (2y) MERCEDES SPRINTER (4y) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (4y) VAUXHALL CORSA Car
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Accident 2007123470262

Slight
54.1491, -1.4350
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA Car
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Accident 2007123470078

Slight
54.1512, -1.4374
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 2007950010369

Slight
55.9574, -3.1681
1 vehicle 2 casualties
TRANSBUS INT Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 2007123450434

Slight
54.2999, -1.5663
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 200701NI68814

Serious
51.5561, -0.1171
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under (4y) Pedal cycle
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Accident 2007100894307

Slight
55.1616, -1.7228
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over PEUGEOT 406 FORD MONDEO (1y)
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Accident 2007100907007

Fatal
55.3406, -1.7266
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SUZUKI SWIFT (2y)
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Accident 200701EO40939

Serious
51.5302, -0.1032
1 vehicle 1 casualty
KTM 990 SUPERDUKE (2y)
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Accident 200701EO40962

Slight
51.5553, -0.1158
1 vehicle 2 casualties
ALEXANDER DENNIS Model Missing
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