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A38 road traffic accidents

48,488 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A38 appears in 48,488 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 67,056 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,164 were fatal and 8,613 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 6% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,164
Serious
8,613
Casualties
67,056
2025 568
2024 602
2023 583
2022 607
2021 587
2020 471
2019 672
2018 581
2017 656
2016 745
2015 765
2014 824
2013 806
2012 888
2011 864
2010 878
2009 927
2008 919
2007 1,082
2006 1,101
2005 1,166
2004 1,224
2003 1,175
2002 1,250
2001 1,229
2000 1,166
1999 1,251
1998 1,171
1997 1,230
1996 1,257
1995 1,125
1994 1,161
1993 1,145
1992 1,098
1991 1,161
1990 1,311
1989 1,304
1988 1,264
1987 1,233
1986 1,257
1985 1,243
1984 1,301
1983 1,281
1982 1,336
1981 1,326
1980 1,316
1979 1,381

Birmingham

4,429 recorded here

Bristol

2,995 recorded here

Bridgwater

1,854 recorded here

Plymouth

1,376 recorded here

Gloucester

1,293 recorded here

South Gloucestershire

1,214 recorded here

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Birmingham

3,348 recorded along the A38

Bristol

2,459 recorded along the A38

Gloucester

941 recorded along the A38

Worcester

702 recorded along the A38

Plymouth

660 recorded along the A38

Taunton

637 recorded along the A38

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Recent Accidents

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Slight
52.7698, -1.6918
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Motorcycle 125cc and under
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Slight
52.3958, -2.0045
1 vehicle 1 casualty
CITROEN BERLINGO (2y)
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51.6787, -2.4359
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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52.6024, -1.7958
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle ROVER 400 SERIES (1y) MITSUBISHI COLT MERCEDES C CLASS (1y)
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Accident 2003530AI4294

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52.0018, -2.1611
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 2003521676579

Slight
51.0929, -3.0123
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN PRAIRIE AUDI A4
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Accident 200330D001073

Slight
52.8703, -1.5626
5 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 200330D001072

Fatal
52.8767, -1.5544
1 vehicle 1 casualty
SUZUKI VITARA
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Accident 200322CA38148

Slight
52.1942, -2.2218
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (1y) FORD ESCORT
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Accident 2003520167843

Slight
51.4261, -2.6192
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (1y)
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Accident 2003521691709

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51.0122, -3.1295
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD RANGER NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 2003520005681

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51.1638, -2.9889
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO
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Accident 200322CA38128

Slight
52.1722, -2.2126
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle FORD FIESTA FIAT MAREA
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Accident 200350E51Q286

Slight
50.3772, -4.0328
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA BEDFORD Model Missing
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Accident 2003520165701

Slight
51.5647, -2.5543
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES FORD FIESTA BMW 3 SERIES (1y)
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Accident 200350B61P975

Serious
50.4232, -4.2907
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT KANGOO
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Accident 2003520169986

Slight
51.3683, -2.7184
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2003213435987

Serious
52.6933, -1.7879
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (3y)
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Accident 2003213436092

Serious
52.7016, -1.7778
31 vehicles 35 casualties
MERCEDES S CLASS VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (3y) VOLVO Model Missing FORD MONDEO PEUGEOT 206 Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over VOLVO Model Missing FORD TRANSIT (4y) Vehicle FORD FOCUS (2y) LAND ROVER DISCOVERY LAND ROVER FREELANDER (4y) Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (4y) VOLVO C70 VOLVO Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT JAGUAR X TYPE VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT LAND ROVER FREELANDER (2y) FORD FIESTA (1y) LEYLAND DAF FA 65 CITROEN XANTIA Vehicle PEUGEOT 307 FORD ESCORT (3y) FORD TRANSIT (3y) FORD FOCUS PEUGEOT 306 VAUXHALL VECTRA (3y)
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Accident 2003520165638

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51.3347, -2.7936
3 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 205 (2y) VAUXHALL CALIBRA MITSUBISHI COLT
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