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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 201501CW11884

Serious
51.5160, -0.1345
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing Pedal cycle
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Accident 201501XD81105

Slight
51.5326, -0.3162
2 vehicles 4 casualties
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA TOYOTA PRIUS (1y)
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Accident 201563CP27815

Serious
51.8040, -4.8631
6 vehicles 2 casualties
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Accident 201501XH30880

Slight
51.5540, -0.4477
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA XL125V Motorcycle over 125cc and up to 500cc
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Accident 201543P081125

Slight
51.7628, -1.1964
3 vehicles 2 casualties
CITROEN C3 (1y) MERCEDES SPRINTER (2y) Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 201501CW11865

Slight
51.5141, -0.1520
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LONDON TAXIS INT. TX4 (1y) Pedal cycle
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Accident 201501XD81089

Slight
51.5265, -0.2802
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Pedal cycle Car
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Accident 2015530210013

Slight
51.8899, -2.1502
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA VAUXHALL MOKKA (1y)
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Accident 201501XH30867

Slight
51.5480, -0.4062
4 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (2y) VAUXHALL ZAFIRA FIAT PUNTO BMW 5 SERIES (1y)
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Accident 201563DP35115

Fatal
51.8951, -3.2651
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 201563AC42415

Slight
51.9962, -3.7415
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 201501XH30861

Slight
51.5589, -0.4699
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA AVENSIS BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2015220040923

Slight
51.8610, -2.6468
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO AUDI A6 (1y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 201563AC41615

Slight
51.9765, -3.8440
4 vehicles 2 casualties
Car Car Car Car
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Accident 201543N204125

Slight
51.6614, -0.9120
2 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW 3 SERIES (3y) TOYOTA YARIS (2y)
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Accident 201501CW11805

Slight
51.5144, -0.1487
1 vehicle 1 casualty
LONDON TAXIS INT. TX1
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Accident 201563DP40615

Serious
51.9365, -3.3811
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 201501CW11798

Serious
51.5149, -0.1443
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Taxi/Private hire car (2y)
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Accident 201543P291115

Slight
51.7532, -1.1417
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car Car
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Accident 201501EK41062

Serious
51.5167, -0.1283
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN
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