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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 200643W266056

Slight
51.5019, -0.6072
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA Car AUDI A4 (3y)
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Accident 200643W256056

Slight
51.4530, -1.3254
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car RENAULT MASTER (2y)
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Accident 200643N246056

Slight
51.4944, -0.5046
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA (3y)
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Accident 2006610036206

Slight
51.5544, -3.0548
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MAN Model Missing (1y) Car
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Accident 2006520063614

Slight
51.5694, -2.6680
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing (3y) Car
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Accident 200643R269056

Slight
51.5028, -0.6152
5 vehicles 1 casualty
MG MGF MERCEDES E CLASS Car Car Car
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Accident 200643R225056

Slight
51.5029, -0.6152
3 vehicles 4 casualties
Car VOLVO S40 (1y) Car
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Accident 200601XH30276

Slight
51.4958, -0.4623
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Taxi/Private hire car Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
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Accident 2006520063461

Slight
51.5414, -2.5436
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200643N258056

Slight
51.4932, -0.5259
5 vehicles 3 casualties
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over RENAULT TRAFIC (2y) Car Car Car
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Accident 200663AC20906

Slight
51.7449, -4.0655
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car SKODA OCTAVIA (1y)
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Accident 200654MA04406

Serious
51.5491, -1.9361
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 200643R240056

Slight
51.4933, -0.5303
4 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN SUNNY FORD FOCUS (3y) RENAULT LAGUNA (1y) Car
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Accident 200601XH30263

Slight
51.4942, -0.4788
2 vehicles 3 casualties
PEUGEOT 406 SKODA FAVORIT
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Accident 2006610030906

Slight
51.5873, -2.8416
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLVO V70
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Accident 2006620151910

Serious
51.5324, -3.2266
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ROVER 25
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Accident 200643R193056

Slight
51.4886, -0.7496
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CAVALIER PEUGEOT 307
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Accident 200654MA04306

Slight
51.5253, -1.7087
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 200654MB04506

Slight
51.4982, -1.5846
1 vehicle 3 casualties
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 200643W171056

Slight
51.4200, -1.0018
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA Car
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