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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- 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 1996600CO6064
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1 vehicle
2 casualties
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Accident 1996216924831
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 199622FK09509
Serious
3 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD ESCORT
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Accident 199601DP00522
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD MONDEO
(1y)
HONDA CB125TD
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Accident 199601QK00603
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
KAWASAKI Model Missing
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Accident 1996600GN3088
Serious
2 vehicles
3 casualties
LEYLAND CARS MINI
RENAULT LAGUNA
(1y)
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Accident 199601QK00602
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1 vehicle
1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 199601QK00606
Serious
2 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD GRANADA
KAWASAKI Z550
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Accident 199601DP00534
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
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(2y)
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Accident 1996216824651
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3 vehicles
2 casualties
FORD MONDEO
(1y)
VAUXHALL ASTRA
(3y)
FORD ESCORT
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Accident 1996216824659
Slight
2 vehicles
2 casualties
FORD FIESTA
(1y)
PEUGEOT 406
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Accident 1996216824645
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2 vehicles
1 casualty
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Accident 1996239602157
Slight
3 vehicles
2 casualties
Vehicle
FORD ESCORT
(2y)
HONDA ACCORD
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Accident 199634ND00648
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSAVAN
FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 1996239602151
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
FORD ESCORT
(1y)
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 1996239602155
Serious
2 vehicles
1 casualty
HONDA Model Missing
(1y)
ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 199622GA12927
Slight
1 vehicle
2 casualties
BEDFORD ASTRA
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Accident 199601EH00444
Serious
1 vehicle
1 casualty
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
(3y)
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Accident 199634ND00637
Slight
2 vehicles
2 casualties
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VAUXHALL ASTRA
(1y)
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Accident 199601SG00636
Slight
2 vehicles
1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
(3y)
FORD GRANADA
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