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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 2007123440060

Slight
54.2882, -1.5471
2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT CLIO Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2007100931207

Slight
54.9600, -1.6895
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 2007100897507

Slight
54.9624, -1.6956
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 200701NI68475

Serious
51.5349, -0.1046
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Accident 200701EO40929

Slight
51.5649, -0.1332
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2007131080007

Slight
53.7923, -1.3225
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (1y)
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Accident 2007100885007

Slight
54.9071, -1.5701
2 vehicles 2 casualties
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY PEUGEOT 206 (3y)
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Accident 200701SX20890

Slight
51.6007, -0.2340
2 vehicles 2 casualties
TOYOTA AVENSIS (2y) BMW 5 SERIES
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Accident 20073108B4178

Slight
53.3157, -1.0310
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD MONDEO LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
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Accident 200701SX68737

Serious
51.5855, -0.1795
1 vehicle 2 casualties
SUZUKI GSXR 1000 (4y)
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Accident 2007100869207

Slight
55.5952, -1.8134
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 200701SX20885

Slight
51.5946, -0.2163
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MCC SMART HONDA HR-V VOLKSWAGEN POLO (2y)
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Accident 200714A266507

Slight
53.5865, -1.2135
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS CITROEN BERLINGO FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 20074100T2116

Slight
51.6768, -0.2359
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2007100878407

Slight
54.9497, -1.6445
3 vehicles 2 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing MERCEDES S CLASS Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 2007123390298

Slight
54.2978, -1.5624
1 vehicle 1 casualty
HONDA CIVIC (2y)
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Accident 20074100T2121

Slight
51.6851, -0.2304
4 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN POLO Car AUDI TT (3y) VOLVO S40
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Accident 2007100868007

Slight
55.2379, -1.7042
2 vehicles 3 casualties
DAF TRUCKS FTG 85CF (3y) BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2007100877807

Slight
54.9502, -1.6462
2 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO Model Missing NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 2007123380043

Serious
54.3203, -1.5761
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT BRAVO
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