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A40 road traffic accidents

48,324 collisions recorded
1979 to 2024

The A40 appears in 48,324 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2024, involving 63,921 casualties. Of these collisions, 998 were fatal and 8,795 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were down 6% on 2023.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
998
Serious
8,795
Casualties
63,921
2024 403
2023 430
2022 424
2021 385
2020 394
2019 550
2018 524
2017 563
2016 591
2015 666
2014 670
2013 665
2012 674
2011 663
2010 680
2009 729
2008 742
2007 807
2006 857
2005 908
2004 1,022
2003 1,048
2002 1,078
2001 1,177
2000 1,209
1999 1,409
1998 1,290
1997 1,374
1996 1,303
1995 1,244
1994 1,210
1993 1,226
1992 1,297
1991 1,381
1990 1,508
1989 1,570
1988 1,519
1987 1,492
1986 1,591
1985 1,554
1984 1,677
1983 1,549
1982 1,552
1981 1,556
1980 1,513
1979 1,650

Westminster

4,196 recorded here

Ealing

4,077 recorded here

Wycombe

1,559 recorded here

Camden

1,487 recorded here

Carmarthenshire

1,438 recorded here

Cheltenham

1,087 recorded here

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City of Westminster

3,100 recorded along the A40

Ealing

2,842 recorded along the A40

Camden

1,272 recorded along the A40

High Wycombe

928 recorded along the A40

Cheltenham

778 recorded along the A40

Oxford

588 recorded along the A40

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