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A40 road traffic accidents

48,773 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A40 appears in 48,773 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 64,489 casualties. Of these collisions, 1,008 were fatal and 8,897 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
1,008
Serious
8,897
Casualties
64,489
2025 449
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

4,250 recorded here

Ealing

4,141 recorded here

Wycombe

1,559 recorded here

Camden

1,517 recorded here

Carmarthenshire

1,472 recorded here

Cheltenham

1,116 recorded here

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City of Westminster

3,156 recorded along the A40

Ealing

2,895 recorded along the A40

Camden

1,305 recorded along the A40

High Wycombe

948 recorded along the A40

Cheltenham

805 recorded along the A40

Oxford

597 recorded along the A40

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 199601DM00640

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD ESCORT AUSTIN TAXI Vehicle
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Accident 199601XH00974

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 199601XD00745

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO HONDA Model Missing
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Accident 199601XD00733

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle Pedal cycle
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Accident 199643N043106

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
LEYLAND Model Missing FORD ESCORT
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Accident 199601XD00737

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUSTIN METRO VOLVO 240
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Accident 1996530AI1409

Serious
3 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD SIERRA CITROEN AX Vehicle
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Accident 199601BH00251

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
LEYLAND FREIGHTER
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Accident 199601EO00411

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
LEYLAND NATIONAL Model Missing
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Accident 199643P029106

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2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 199601DM00654

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2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle Pedal cycle
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Accident 199601DM00630

Serious
2 vehicles 2 casualties
LEYLAND AEC Model Missing MERCEDES Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 199601DM00626

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (1y)
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Accident 199601FH00500

Serious
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAIHATSU FOURTRAK CITROEN AX
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Accident 199601DM00618

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL NOVA
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Accident 199622EL07325

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
AUSTIN METRO
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Accident 199601DM00616

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
KAWASAKI Model Missing
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Accident 199601DM00624

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
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Accident 199601XD00744

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (2y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (3y)
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Accident 199601DM00621

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
CARBODIES TAXI
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