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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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Slight
52.9950, -0.7642
3 vehicles 2 casualties
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Slight
53.6749, -1.2612
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Accident 200601EO40884

Slight
51.5460, -0.1024
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
52.5738, -0.4007
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (4y)
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Accident 200632B264406

Slight
52.9562, -0.6854
1 vehicle 3 casualties
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Accident 2006122400300

Slight
54.3405, -1.5979
4 vehicles 7 casualties
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Accident 200640B020650

Slight
52.0636, -0.2376
1 vehicle 4 casualties
Car
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Accident 2006950007515

Serious
55.9576, -3.1722
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 (4y) Pedal cycle
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Accident 2006130785806

Serious
53.6780, -1.2613
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2006100633006

Slight
55.2587, -1.7057
3 vehicles 1 casualty
LDV 400 SERIES MERCEDES Model Missing SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 2006350379006

Slight
52.5599, -0.3614
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAEWOO MATIZ Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 200601EO40834

Slight
51.5639, -0.1299
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Pedal cycle TOYOTA MR2
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Accident 2006100618606

Slight
54.9090, -1.5753
3 vehicles 6 casualties
Car Car Car
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Accident 2006100610106

Slight
55.1942, -1.7152
3 vehicles 5 casualties
AUDI A4 HYUNDAI TUCSON (1y) HONDA CIVIC
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Accident 20063102B2544

Slight
53.2936, -1.0284
3 vehicles 3 casualties
HONDA ACCORD VAUXHALL VECTRA NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 2006122370596

Slight
54.4422, -1.6711
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 2006122370511

Serious
54.2494, -1.5073
2 vehicles 2 casualties
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Model Missing FIAT DUCATO
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Accident 20064100T2090

Serious
51.8201, -0.2171
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2006350374006

Slight
52.2368, -0.2857
1 vehicle 1 casualty
TOYOTA Model Missing
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Accident 20063102B2507

Slight
53.0318, -0.7714
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over FORD MONDEO
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