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M4 road traffic accidents

29,200 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M4 appears in 29,200 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 46,338 casualties. Of these collisions, 724 were fatal and 4,059 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
724
Serious
4,059
Casualties
46,338
2025 252
2024 216
2023 220
2022 226
2021 238
2020 178
2019 362
2018 355
2017 400
2016 479
2015 525
2014 574
2013 534
2012 493
2011 530
2010 583
2009 538
2008 662
2007 780
2006 844
2005 772
2004 867
2003 876
2002 827
2001 855
2000 864
1999 852
1998 860
1997 835
1996 782
1995 812
1994 761
1993 759
1992 739
1991 730
1990 888
1989 835
1988 763
1987 691
1986 749
1985 639
1984 640
1983 606
1982 553
1981 564
1980 552
1979 540

Hillingdon

1,815 recorded here

Wiltshire

1,801 recorded here

West Berkshire

1,791 recorded here

Slough

1,787 recorded here

South Gloucestershire

1,501 recorded here

Newport

1,382 recorded here

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Hounslow

571 recorded along the M4

Hillingdon

428 recorded along the M4

Newport (Newport)

353 recorded along the M4

Slough

288 recorded along the M4

Port Talbot

205 recorded along the M4

Cardiff

93 recorded along the M4

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2017621701613

Serious
51.5170, -3.7026
10 vehicles 1 casualty
Motorcycle over 125cc and up to 500cc (4y) MERCEDES C CLASS SEAT LEON AUDI A6 (2y) CITROEN NEMO FIAT 500 (3y) FORD KA (2y) VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE (4y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF RENAULT TRAFIC (1y)
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Accident 201754B207217

Slight
51.5254, -1.7086
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y)
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Accident 2017010074316

Slight
51.4833, -0.4527
3 vehicles 2 casualties
FIAT PANDA (2y) VOLVO S40 HYUNDAI I800
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Accident 2017621701594

Slight
51.5159, -3.6925
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA SUZUKI VITARA
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Accident 2017621701574

Slight
51.5422, -3.1293
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA VAUXHALL CORSA (4y)
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Accident 2017010073032

Slight
51.4808, -0.4523
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA AURIS RENAULT MEGANE (3y)
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Accident 2017010072836

Slight
51.4942, -0.4383
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206
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Accident 2017610048517

Slight
51.5859, -2.8303
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO SCANIA Model Missing (2y) SCANIA Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2017610066817

Slight
51.5969, -3.0155
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 201754A971417

Serious
51.5244, -1.6723
2 vehicles 2 casualties
AUDI Q3 (3y) VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER (4y)
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Accident 2017621701560

Slight
51.7055, -4.0484
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 207
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Accident 2017430353997

Slight
51.4650, -1.2648
4 vehicles 3 casualties
Car FORD FOCUS RENAULT SCENIC HONDA CIVIC
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Accident 2017621701557

Slight
51.6645, -3.8801
4 vehicles 1 casualty
MINI ONE VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER (1y) FORD FIESTA (2y) LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT
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Accident 2017610050917

Serious
51.5857, -3.0342
3 vehicles 3 casualties
NISSAN QASHQAI BMW 2 SERIES (1y) BMW 1 SERIES
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Accident 2017430368335

Slight
51.4513, -0.8078
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (4y) Car
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Accident 2017010071396

Slight
51.4956, -0.4535
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT FIORINO (2y) VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2017010071225

Slight
51.4914, -0.4051
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN QASHQAI (2y) TOYOTA AURIS (1y)
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Accident 2017430347603

Slight
51.4594, -1.1244
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HYUNDAI GETZ VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 201754A814917

Serious
51.5469, -1.9618
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD TRANSIT AUDI A5
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Accident 201754A876217

Slight
51.5281, -2.0301
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD KA
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