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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 2017610017017

Slight
51.5853, -3.0346
3 vehicles 2 casualties
IVECO STRALIS (3y) ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA AUDI A1 (1y)
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Accident 2017621700352

Slight
51.5578, -3.7365
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN XSARA VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2017430067930

Slight
51.4529, -1.4825
2 vehicles 6 casualties
MITSUBISHI COLT MAN Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 2017010022559

Serious
51.4924, -0.3603
2 vehicles 6 casualties
MERCEDES E CLASS (4y) VAUXHALL VIVARO
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Accident 2017010021486

Slight
51.4829, -0.4528
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Taxi/Private hire car VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE RENAULT MEGANE
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Accident 2017430070507

Slight
51.4932, -0.5172
4 vehicles 4 casualties
JEEP RENEGADE (2y) VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (4y) CHEVROLET SPARK RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2017010020833

Slight
51.4913, -0.2938
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2017010020033

Slight
51.4947, -0.4749
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES PEUGEOT EXPERT
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Accident 2017521701722

Slight
51.5023, -2.3529
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA NISSAN X-TRAIL
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Accident 2017010019854

Slight
51.4944, -0.3297
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2017010019725

Slight
51.4942, -0.4815
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA FORD FOCUS (2y) MERCEDES E CLASS (1y)
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Accident 2017521701801

Slight
51.5124, -2.5169
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VOLVO C 30 VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2017010019465

Slight
51.4925, -0.4132
4 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD GALAXY NISSAN MICRA AUDI A4 HONDA JAZZ
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Accident 2017541514117

Slight
51.5340, -2.0087
3 vehicles 3 casualties
BMW 3 SERIES SEAT IBIZA (2y) BMW 3 SERIES (4y)
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Accident 2017621700281

Slight
51.5258, -3.2490
1 vehicle 1 casualty
YAMAHA FJR 1300
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Accident 2017010018923

Slight
51.4941, -0.4811
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over MERCEDES E CLASS
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Accident 2017010018647

Slight
51.4914, -0.2823
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PIAGGIO X8
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Accident 2017010018404

Slight
51.4885, -0.3941
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA VAUXHALL VIVARO
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Accident 2017621700267

Slight
51.5421, -3.1293
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT KANGOO (3y) Minibus (8-16 passenger seats)
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Accident 2017010017951

Slight
51.4905, -0.4537
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MINI COOPER (1y) MERCEDES E CLASS (1y) ALEXANDER DENNIS Model Missing
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