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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Live A42 closures todaySeverity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 24
- Serious
- 111
- Casualties
- 1,045
- Fatal
- 24
- Serious
- 111
- Casualties
- 1,045
Collisions by Year
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
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
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Recent Accidents
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Accident 2016331600777
Slight
52.7451, -1.4525
3 vehicles
2 casualties
BMW X3
(4y)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
VOLKSWAGEN POLO
(3y)
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Accident 2016331600723
Slight
52.7167, -1.5023
2 vehicles
2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT
PEUGEOT PARTNER
(3y)
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Accident 2016331600654
Slight
52.7493, -1.4485
2 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
FIAT 500
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Accident 2016331600621
Slight
52.7236, -1.4927
2 vehicles
3 casualties
FORD FIESTA
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2015331501974
Slight
52.7985, -1.3707
2 vehicles
1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO
MERCEDES C CLASS
(1y)
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Accident 2015331502176
Serious
52.7007, -1.5417
2 vehicles
1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
SUZUKI VITARA
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Accident 2015331501895
Serious
52.7985, -1.3485
1 vehicle
1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2015331501821
Slight
52.8105, -1.3134
3 vehicles
2 casualties
Car
BMW 3 SERIES
NISSAN QASHQAI
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Accident 2015331501699
Slight
52.8055, -1.3217
2 vehicles
1 casualty
PEUGEOT PARTNER
JAGUAR XJ SERIES
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Accident 2015331501362
Slight
52.7451, -1.4521
1 vehicle
1 casualty
FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2015331501084
Slight
52.7936, -1.3997
2 vehicles
1 casualty
MITSUBISHI FUSO CANTER
(2y)
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2015331500990
Slight
52.6887, -1.5494
2 vehicles
1 casualty
KAWASAKI ZX600
Car
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Accident 2015331500814
Slight
52.7673, -1.4277
1 vehicle
2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2015331500698
Slight
52.7792, -1.4180
4 vehicles
1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER
LAND ROVER FREELANDER
(3y)
RENAULT CLIO
(3y)
PEUGEOT PARTNER
(2y)
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Accident 2015331500408
Slight
52.7484, -1.4481
1 vehicle
1 casualty
Car
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Accident 2015331505104
Slight
52.7388, -1.4614
2 vehicles
1 casualty
Car
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2014331402453
Slight
52.7661, -1.4290
2 vehicles
1 casualty
FIAT 500
(3y)
MINI ONE
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Accident 2014331402349
Slight
52.7248, -1.4912
1 vehicle
1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA
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Accident 2014331402177
Slight
52.7960, -1.3945
3 vehicles
6 casualties
AUDI A4
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
RENAULT MEGANE
(4y)
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Accident 2014331402089
Slight
52.7566, -1.4388
2 vehicles
2 casualties
SCANIA Model Missing
(1y)
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
(1y)
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