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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 200601CW11075

Slight
51.5163, -0.1304
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Pedal cycle HONDA CB600F
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Accident 200643N098086

Slight
51.5894, -0.5674
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Car
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Accident 200601CW11022

Slight
51.5198, -0.1711
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Motorcycle over 500cc FORD TRANSIT (2y)
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Accident 200643P088086

Slight
51.7882, -1.4399
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car PEUGEOT 206 (2y)
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Accident 2006530187471

Serious
51.8967, -2.1154
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF KAWASAKI ZX900
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Accident 200601CP00208

Slight
51.5176, -0.1082
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
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Accident 2006530187467

Serious
51.8660, -2.3720
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA ROVER 600 SERIES
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Accident 200601CW11030

Slight
51.5141, -0.1511
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y)
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Accident 200643N040086

Slight
51.5991, -0.6657
2 vehicles 2 casualties
CITROEN BERLINGO FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200643N032086

Slight
51.6273, -0.7444
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 205
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Accident 200663AC34706

Slight
51.9767, -3.8433
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2006610067006

Serious
51.7895, -2.7572
2 vehicles 1 casualty
YAMAHA YZF R1 (4y) Car
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Accident 200601XD80638

Slight
51.5417, -0.3750
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI RS4 HONDA ACCORD
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Accident 200601CW11015

Serious
51.5148, -0.1446
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 200663AC31206

Slight
51.8427, -4.4110
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Car
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Accident 200663DP31806

Slight
51.8901, -3.2347
1 vehicle 1 casualty
CITROEN SAXO
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Accident 200663DP27506

Slight
51.8838, -3.2310
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS (4y)
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Accident 200643P366086

Serious
51.7879, -1.3700
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Car VOLVO V40 PEUGEOT 307
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Accident 200663AC33506

Slight
51.8456, -4.3968
2 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD SIERRA Car
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Accident 200643P031086

Slight
51.7608, -1.1609
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Car VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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