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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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Slight
51.5059, -3.3092
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA MINI COOPER
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51.5088, -0.6428
2 vehicles 3 casualties
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Accident 2017621700712

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51.6797, -3.9223
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Car FORD FIESTA VOLKSWAGEN POLO
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Accident 2017543032017

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51.5144, -2.0954
4 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES C CLASS (1y) FORD FIESTA MG ZR FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2017621700557

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51.5059, -3.3161
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MINI COOPER Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2017430103961

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51.4932, -0.5172
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLVO Model Missing (2y) VOLKSWAGEN POLO VAUXHALL ASTRAVAN
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Accident 2017621700543

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51.6758, -3.9011
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LDV 400 SERIES VAUXHALL INSIGNIA
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Accident 2017430099751

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51.4511, -1.3925
2 vehicles 2 casualties
AUDI A5 (1y) MERCEDES A CLASS (2y)
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Accident 2017621700547

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51.6457, -3.8466
4 vehicles 1 casualty
LDV MAXUS Motorcycle over 500cc Motorcycle over 500cc MERCEDES CLK CLASS
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Accident 2017542886417

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51.5488, -1.8631
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA VAUXHALL VECTRA
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Accident 2017621700535

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51.6745, -3.9723
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN PULSAR (2y)
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Accident 2017621700527

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51.5939, -3.7737
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES C CLASS MERCEDES SLK CLASS (2y)
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Accident 2017430097336

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51.4959, -0.4975
2 vehicles 1 casualty
JAGUAR XE SERIES (1y) BMW R 1200 (3y)
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Accident 2017521702171

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51.5190, -2.2653
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN C1 (4y) Car
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Accident 2017621700477

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51.6824, -4.0185
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI A6 (1y) VAUXHALL MERIVA
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Accident 2017430094836

Slight
51.4513, -1.3896
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA FORD FUSION
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Accident 2017621700501

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51.5069, -3.3117
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Motorcycle over 500cc (1y) FORD FIESTA (3y)
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Accident 2017430123353

Slight
51.4992, -0.7254
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1y)
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Accident 2017621700491

Slight
51.6744, -3.8964
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA (2y)
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Accident 2017430097711

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51.4933, -0.5246
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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