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.

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

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51.8236, -2.6905
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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51.7882, -1.3679
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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51.5696, -0.5060
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
51.8870, -2.0506
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA YARIS KTM 125 DUKE (1y)
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Slight
51.9504, -3.5245
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HYUNDAI I20 KIA SORENTO
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Slight
51.5185, -0.1223
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO MODEL MISSING
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Slight
51.8066, -1.7055
3 vehicles 1 casualty
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Serious
51.6578, -0.8957
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Slight
51.5433, -0.3781
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA SH 125 (2y) TOYOTA PRIUS
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Fatal
51.9006, -3.2736
2 vehicles 3 casualties
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Serious
51.5727, -0.5249
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2023010466861

Slight
51.5486, -0.3993
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2023010465499

Serious
51.5199, -0.1740
5 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
51.8068, -1.7043
3 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2023010464973

Slight
51.5138, -0.2490
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2023010464754

Slight
51.5484, -0.3989
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD FIESTA
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Slight
51.5140, -0.2492
3 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
51.5161, -0.1324
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE HONDA CB
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Accident 2023430397238

Slight
51.5612, -0.4981
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FOCUS Car
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Accident 2023610039623

Serious
51.8249, -2.6893
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN INTERSTAR (1y) FORD TRANSIT COURIER (1y)
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