M4 road traffic accidents

28,948 collisions recorded
1979 to 2024

The M4 appears in 28,948 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2024, involving 45,953 casualties. Of these collisions, 720 were fatal and 4,008 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were down 2% on 2023.

Fatal
720
Serious
4,008
Casualties
45,953
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

Accidents on the M4

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 199954MA05899

Slight
51.5402, -1.7994
1 vehicle 2 casualties
MG MGF (1y)
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Accident 199943W237079

Slight
51.4554, -1.3419
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD KA (1y)
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Accident 1999610088899

Slight
51.6007, -3.0056
4 vehicles 3 casualties
RENAULT MEGANE (1y) PEUGEOT 405 FORD MONDEO (1y) VOLVO V40 (1y)
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Accident 1999610097899

Serious
51.5789, -3.0334
5 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 406 (3y) FORD TRANSIT PEUGEOT 306 VAUXHALL OMEGA NISSAN BLUEBIRD
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Accident 199901TX00732

Slight
51.4912, -0.3217
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing (2y) FORD GRANADA (4y) ROVER 400 SERIES (2y)
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Accident 199901TX00712

Slight
51.4914, -0.2944
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT LAGUNA (4y) Vehicle
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Accident 199962F025299

Slight
51.5157, -3.6699
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Vehicle
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Accident 199901TX00717

Slight
51.4926, -0.4156
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL COMBO (3y) VOLKSWAGEN CADDY FORD ESCORT (2y)
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Accident 199954MA05799

Slight
51.5123, -1.6267
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ROVER 600 SERIES (3y)
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Accident 199943W181079

Slight
51.4561, -1.2944
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (3y) TOYOTA CARINA (2y)
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Accident 1999610088799

Slight
51.5977, -2.9657
2 vehicles 3 casualties
ROVER 200 SERIES (3y) Minibus (8-16 passenger seats)
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Accident 199954MB05699

Slight
51.5178, -1.6567
1 vehicle 3 casualties
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199901TX00696

Slight
51.4823, -0.4528
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT FORD MONDEO (2y)
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Accident 199962L020699

Slight
51.5421, -3.1377
2 vehicles 3 casualties
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 199943R171079

Slight
51.5030, -0.6160
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MAZDA 626
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Accident 1999610088499

Slight
51.5658, -3.0353
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 400 SERIES PEUGEOT 306 (4y)
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Accident 1999520085413

Slight
51.5177, -2.5217
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VAUXHALL CAVALIER VOLVO Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 199943R206079

Slight
51.4994, -0.7308
2 vehicles 2 casualties
JEEP CHEROKEE (3y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 199962L020399

Slight
51.5359, -3.2169
2 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 199943R117079

Slight
51.4671, -0.7753
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA
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