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A42 road traffic accidents

633 collisions recorded
1981 to 2025

The A42 appears in 633 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1981 and 2025, involving 1,045 casualties. Of these collisions, 24 were fatal and 111 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 75% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
24
Serious
111
Casualties
1,045
2025 7
2024 4
2023 8
2022 4
2021 6
2020 5
2019 5
2018 7
2017 10
2016 8
2015 12
2014 18
2013 14
2012 10
2011 12
2010 21
2009 20
2008 24
2007 19
2006 23
2005 33
2004 22
2003 26
2002 33
2001 33
2000 28
1999 21
1998 29
1997 19
1996 26
1995 25
1994 17
1993 28
1992 17
1991 22
1990 12
1989 2
1987 1
1981 2

Coalville

544 recorded here

Bromsgrove

2 recorded here

Wirral

1 recorded here

Melton Mowbray

1 recorded here

Oxford

1 recorded here

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Bebington

1 recorded along the A42

Oxford

1 recorded along the A42

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2025332501126

Slight
52.7960, -1.3945
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN MODEL MISSING NISSAN NOTE
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Accident 2025332501080

Serious
52.6943, -1.5465
4 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN MICRA PEUGEOT 208 RENAULT TRUCKS MODEL MISSING VAUXHALL VIVARO
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Accident 2025332501015

Serious
52.7746, -1.4218
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MAKE AND MODEL REDACTED
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Accident 2025332500941

Slight
52.7482, -1.4484
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA Car
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Accident 2025332500906

Slight
52.7283, -1.4824
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MAKE AND MODEL REDACTED TOYOTA AYGO Car
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Accident 2025332500810

Serious
52.7863, -1.4113
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DS DS3 MERCEDES GLE CLASS
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Accident 2025332500749

Serious
52.7598, -1.4355
5 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL MOVANO VOLKSWAGEN UP AUDI A4 Car Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2024332400964

Slight
52.7795, -1.4176
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 2008 (3y) Goods vehicle - unknown weight
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Accident 2024332400585

Slight
52.7350, -1.4680
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO XC40 (3y) VOLKSWAGEN T-CROSS
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Accident 2024332400163

Slight
52.8024, -1.3301
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT TRUCKS MODEL MISSING (2y) VAUXHALL INSIGNIA
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Accident 2024332400051

Slight
52.7921, -1.4026
2 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO MODEL MISSING MERCEDES MODEL MISSING (3y)
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Accident 2023332301287

Serious
52.7395, -1.4605
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO Car
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Accident 2023332301262

Serious
52.7997, -1.3402
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING (3y) DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING
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Accident 2023332301182

Fatal
52.7184, -1.4997
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW X3 SCANIA MODEL MISSING (4y)
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Accident 2023332300819

Slight
52.7053, -1.5335
3 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT MASTER (1y) RENAULT SCENIC KIA SPORTAGE
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Accident 2023332300691

Slight
52.7565, -1.4388
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA BMW X1
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Accident 2023332300237

Serious
52.7409, -1.4581
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO MODEL MISSING SCANIA MODEL MISSING DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING (4y)
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Accident 2023332300096

Slight
52.7443, -1.4534
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods vehicle - unknown weight BMW 5 SERIES AUDI A3
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Accident 2023332300071

Slight
52.7292, -1.4805
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING (4y) TOYOTA COROLLA (3y)
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Accident 2022332200612

Serious
52.6837, -1.5509
3 vehicles 2 casualties
SCANIA MODEL MISSING MERCEDES MODEL MISSING (4y) DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING
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