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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 2010530201452

Serious
51.8759, -2.0228
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA VAUXHALL CORSA
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Slight
51.6347, -0.7641
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI SPLASH (1y) VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Slight
51.5158, -0.1361
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Pedal cycle
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Accident 201043N236050

Slight
51.6338, -0.7614
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES C CLASS Suzuki GSX 650 (1y)
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Accident 201043P091050

Slight
51.7402, -1.1067
2 vehicles 3 casualties
NISSAN ALMERA DAF TRUCKS FT 95XF
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Accident 201001XH30315

Slight
51.5483, -0.4001
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO S80 FORD FOCUS (4y)
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Accident 201043P041050

Fatal
51.7823, -1.5526
1 vehicle 3 casualties
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 201043P065050

Slight
51.6708, -0.9355
1 vehicle 1 casualty
TOYOTA CELICA
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Accident 201001CW10912

Slight
51.5179, -0.1164
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA PREVIA PEUGEOT PARTNER (1y)
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Accident 201043N074050

Slight
51.5982, -0.6096
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT MAN Model Missing (3y)
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Accident 201063AC17210

Serious
51.9987, -3.7452
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Triumph ROCKET FORD FIESTA
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Accident 201043N070050

Slight
51.6008, -0.6238
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 201063CP15210

Slight
51.8049, -4.9678
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (4y) PEUGEOT 206 Car
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Accident 201001TB00151

Serious
51.5182, -0.1226
1 vehicle 1 casualty
DENNIS Model Missing
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Accident 201063AC14210

Slight
51.9767, -3.8432
3 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO Model Missing Car BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 201001TB00175

Slight
51.5332, -0.3203
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Motorcycle 50cc and under PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT (3y)
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Accident 2010610025410

Slight
51.8251, -3.0194
2 vehicles 3 casualties
CITROEN C8 Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 201001CW10783

Slight
51.5181, -0.1113
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 1007 Car
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Accident 201001CW10781

Slight
51.5130, -0.1584
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle HYUNDAI GETZ
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Accident 201001XD80395

Slight
51.5265, -0.2772
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats) VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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