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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 201401XD81017

Slight
51.5447, -0.3828
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VIVARO YAMAHA YZF R6
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Accident 201463AC36214

Slight
51.8430, -4.4102
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT CASE IH Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 201443P053114

Slight
51.7630, -1.1972
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over LEXUS IS250
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Accident 201443P132114

Serious
51.7806, -1.5393
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI VITARA VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201401XD81116

Slight
51.5324, -0.3132
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS VOLKSWAGEN EOS
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Accident 201443N022114

Slight
51.6226, -0.7261
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA Motorcycle over 125cc and up to 500cc (1y)
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Accident 201401XH30693

Slight
51.5577, -0.4660
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT KIA SPORTAGE (3y)
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Accident 201463DP35614

Slight
51.8735, -3.1764
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Car NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 201401CP00393

Serious
51.5165, -0.1030
3 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES SPRINTER Pedal cycle HONDA SH125
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Accident 201401XD81019

Slight
51.5271, -0.2842
3 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN C3 TRIUMPH SPRINT RS SCANIA Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 201401CW11687

Slight
51.5142, -0.1500
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA SCV100 LONDON TAXIS INT. TX4 (4y)
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Accident 201443N028114

Slight
51.6110, -0.7019
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN DISPATCH (1y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201463AC32714

Serious
51.8459, -4.3962
1 vehicle 3 casualties
FORD FOCUS
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Accident 201401CW11673

Slight
51.5146, -0.1468
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ALEXANDER DENNIS Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 201443N113114

Slight
51.6206, -0.7189
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 201401EK40895

Slight
51.5155, -0.1287
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 201422E404059

Slight
51.9117, -2.5494
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 206 JEEP CHEROKEE
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Accident 201443N282104

Slight
51.5996, -0.6696
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Pedal cycle
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Accident 201401CW11702

Slight
51.5160, -0.1348
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Pedal cycle FORD GALAXY (3y)
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Accident 201443N253104

Slight
51.5610, -0.4904
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MERCEDES A CLASS
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