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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 199943W177049

Fatal
51.4607, -1.2995
4 vehicles 2 casualties
ROVER 400 SERIES (1y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD FOCUS
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Accident 199943R188049

Slight
51.4467, -0.8194
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT (1y) Vehicle
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Accident 199943W231049

Slight
51.4529, -1.3811
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES SPRINTER (1y)
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Accident 199962B018899

Slight
51.5151, -3.4650
3 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (4y) FORD ESCORT (4y) PEUGEOT 106
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Accident 199954MB00329

Slight
51.5257, -1.7030
4 vehicles 4 casualties
VOLVO 940 VAUXHALL ASTRA (4y) VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Vehicle
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Accident 199943R268049

Slight
51.4877, -0.5745
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD TRANSIT Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 199943W240049

Serious
51.4600, -1.1133
7 vehicles 8 casualties
FORD MONDEO VAUXHALL VECTRA VAUXHALL OMEGA (3y) PEUGEOT 306 (3y) PEUGEOT 205 TOYOTA RAV4 (4y) ROVER 400 SERIES (3y)
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Accident 199954MA00309

Slight
51.5394, -1.8241
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 199943W168049

Slight
51.4598, -1.1837
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CARLTON Vehicle
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Accident 199901TX00380

Slight
51.4831, -0.4528
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO FIAT PUNTO
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Accident 199901TX00369

Serious
51.4830, -0.4528
3 vehicles 3 casualties
Vehicle FORD ESCORT (4y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 199901TX00370

Slight
51.4913, -0.3029
5 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (4y) METROCAB METROCAB (4y) CARBODIES TAXI PEUGEOT 405
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Accident 199943W163049

Slight
51.4794, -1.5516
1 vehicle 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA (2y)
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Accident 1999610057599

Slight
51.5952, -3.0204
4 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 306 (4y) BMW 3 SERIES ROVER 100 SERIES (4y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 199943R229049

Slight
51.4905, -0.5473
4 vehicles 1 casualty
JAGUAR XJ SERIES (4y) Vehicle FIAT PUNTO (4y) FORD ESCORT
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Accident 1999610058099

Slight
51.5528, -3.0609
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ERF Model Missing (1y) ROVER 100 SERIES (3y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 199962D012399

Slight
51.5090, -3.2997
1 vehicle 2 casualties
BMW 3 SERIES (4y)
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Accident 199943R176049

Slight
51.4242, -0.8928
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 199962D007799

Slight
51.5276, -3.2383
2 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 199954MB00299

Slight
51.5256, -1.6756
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN LT 28 (2y) VAUXHALL CORSA (1y) VAUXHALL VECTRA (3y)
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