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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
51.5154, -3.4772
4 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT FORD FIESTA FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM (1y) HONDA CIVIC (1y)
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Accident 2016621601129

Slight
51.6776, -4.0058
4 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 201601XH30425

Slight
51.4956, -0.4579
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER MERCEDES Model Missing (2y)
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Accident 201643W216066

Slight
51.4116, -0.9708
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA AURIS FORD FOCUS
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Accident 201643R218066

Slight
51.4892, -0.5522
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA PEUGEOT 107 VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2016621601093

Slight
51.5169, -3.7035
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA SCANIA Model Missing
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Accident 201643W205066

Slight
51.4118, -0.9736
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN QASHQAI
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Accident 2016432350616

Slight
51.4974, -0.4967
3 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT VAUXHALL COMBO FORD ECOSPORT (1y)
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Accident 2016521605044

Slight
51.5047, -2.5057
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2016621601084

Serious
51.6583, -3.8661
2 vehicles 3 casualties
CITROEN BERLINGO DAF TRUCKS Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 201643R210066

Slight
51.4878, -0.5574
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN LT 35 VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (2y)
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Accident 2016521604909

Slight
51.5347, -2.5371
4 vehicles 5 casualties
DAF TRUCKS FA 45LF SAAB 9-3 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Car
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Accident 2016521605291

Slight
51.4978, -2.3941
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SKODA FABIA Car
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Accident 2016610029116

Slight
51.5519, -3.0651
2 vehicles 2 casualties
DS DS3 (1y) PEUGEOT 207
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Accident 2016545597716

Slight
51.5186, -2.2598
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA AURIS Car
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Accident 201643R141066

Slight
51.4932, -0.5232
6 vehicles 4 casualties
VAUXHALL VIVARO VAUXHALL MOVANO (1y) FORD MONDEO (2y) FORD MONDEO VOLVO V70 (1y) FORD FOCUS
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Accident 201643W142066

Slight
51.4204, -0.9236
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201643R121066

Slight
51.4911, -0.5809
4 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (1y) Taxi/Private hire car LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (1y)
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Accident 201601XH30394

Slight
51.4928, -0.4155
2 vehicles 2 casualties
SEAT EXEO (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201643R118066

Slight
51.4991, -0.7128
1 vehicle 1 casualty
AUDI RS3
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