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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 2019010173837

Slight
51.5164, -0.1307
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Taxi/Private hire car
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Accident 2019010173500

Slight
51.5140, -0.1525
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LONDON TAXIS INT. TX4 Pedal cycle
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Accident 2019010173442

Serious
51.5263, -0.2742
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MAN Model Missing (4y) VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER
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Accident 201963A026119

Slight
51.9354, -3.9104
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA HYUNDAI I20
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Accident 2019010173093

Slight
51.5146, -0.1476
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA SH125 (4y) LEVC TX (1y)
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Accident 2019430105943

Slight
51.6268, -0.7427
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN QASHQAI Pedal cycle
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Accident 2019010172996

Slight
51.5593, -0.4743
4 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI Q3 (3y) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Car FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2019010172556

Serious
51.5266, -0.2790
2 vehicles 1 casualty
KIA SPORTAGE (3y) Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2019430097744

Slight
51.7869, -1.3784
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL MOKKA (1y) Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2019010172343

Slight
51.5133, -0.1589
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PIAGGIO VESPA Taxi/Private hire car
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Accident 2019010172300

Slight
51.5132, -0.1585
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 2019220828146

Fatal
51.8526, -2.6568
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA
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Accident 2019010172596

Slight
51.5142, -0.2436
2 vehicles 1 casualty
YAMAHA GPD 125 (3y) SKODA OCTAVIA
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Accident 2019010171992

Slight
51.5174, -0.1217
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Piaggio VESPA
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Accident 201963A024019

Slight
51.8259, -4.5612
4 vehicles 4 casualties
MERCEDES SPRINTER Car RENAULT CLIO (3y) VAUXHALL VIVARO (1y)
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Accident 2019430098304

Slight
51.7924, -1.5978
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN TOYOTA AYGO
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Accident 2019480950673

Slight
51.5163, -0.1020
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Pedal cycle
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Accident 201963D023419

Slight
51.9437, -3.5789
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 201963D023719

Serious
51.8930, -3.2433
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under (2y) HONDA CRV
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Accident 2019610013919

Slight
51.8100, -3.0092
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLVO V50 MINI COOPER
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