A5 road traffic accidents
40,932 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025
The A5 appears in 40,932 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 56,822 casualties. Of these collisions, 991 were fatal and 7,663 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 4% on 2024.
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Live A5 closures todaySeverity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 991
- Serious
- 7,663
- Casualties
- 56,822
- Fatal
- 991
- Serious
- 7,663
- Casualties
- 56,822
Collisions by Year
2025
402
2024
417
2023
456
2022
428
2021
451
2020
413
2019
514
2018
510
2017
580
2016
627
2015
692
2014
667
2013
623
2012
601
2011
621
2010
646
2009
657
2008
610
2007
688
2006
706
2005
746
2004
783
2003
870
2002
884
2001
922
2000
988
1999
985
1998
1,058
1997
1,084
1996
1,099
1995
990
1994
1,023
1993
996
1992
1,036
1991
1,139
1990
1,244
1989
1,340
1988
1,279
1987
1,210
1986
1,181
1985
1,175
1984
1,154
1983
1,235
1982
1,222
1981
1,234
1980
1,359
1979
1,387
2025
402
2024
417
2023
456
2022
428
2021
451
2020
413
2019
514
2018
510
2017
580
2016
627
2015
692
2014
667
2013
623
2012
601
2011
621
2010
646
2009
657
2008
610
2007
688
2006
706
2005
746
2004
783
2003
870
2002
884
2001
922
2000
988
1999
985
1998
1,058
1997
1,084
1996
1,099
1995
990
1994
1,023
1993
996
1992
1,036
1991
1,139
1990
1,244
1989
1,340
1988
1,279
1987
1,210
1986
1,181
1985
1,175
1984
1,154
1983
1,235
1982
1,222
1981
1,234
1980
1,359
1979
1,387
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 40,932 accidents
Accident 1996600AN6073
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
FORD ESCORT
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN VENTO
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Accident 19964100D0531
Serious
1 vehicle
2 casualties
FORD ESCORT
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Accident 199601DP00566
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
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(2y)
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Accident 199601QA00906
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
PEUGEOT 205
AUSTIN MONTEGO
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Accident 199601QK00668
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
SUZUKI SUPERCARRY
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Accident 199634ND00691
Serious
3 vehicles
4 casualties
PEUGEOT 309
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PEUGEOT 405
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Accident 1996339609746
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1 vehicle
3 casualties
AUSTIN MONTEGO
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Accident 1996600AN2063
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2 vehicles
2 casualties
LAND ROVER 90
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Accident 199601SV00762
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
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Accident 199622FR10228
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
LANCIA DELTA
FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 1996339609702
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2 vehicles
2 casualties
TRIUMPH Model Missing
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Accident 199601SG00685
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 199601SV00771
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
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Accident 199622FB10191
Serious
2 vehicles
2 casualties
FODEN Model Missing
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Accident 1996216926321
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2 vehicles
2 casualties
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Accident 19964000D1332
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
LEYLAND Model Missing
ROVER METRO
(2y)
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Accident 199601DP00546
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
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Accident 1996216926013
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
TOYOTA COROLLA
(1y)
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Accident 19964000D1329
Serious
2 vehicles
2 casualties
MAN Model Missing
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