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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 199701TC00017

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
DAIHATSU FOURTRAK
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Accident 1997520004542

Slight
2 vehicles 4 casualties
VOLVO 740 RENAULT CLIO (1y)
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Accident 199754MA00067

Slight
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD ORION
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Accident 1997520004592

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA (1y)
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Accident 199754MB00057

Slight
4 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y) Vehicle ROVER 800 SERIES (2y) AUDI Model Missing (1y)
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Accident 199743R025017

Slight
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA (1y)
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Accident 199743R029017

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1 vehicle 3 casualties
VOLVO 940
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Accident 199754MB00037

Slight
4 vehicles 2 casualties
MG MIDGET VOLVO Model Missing VOLVO Model Missing ERF Model Missing
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Accident 199754MA00027

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI 100 Vehicle
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Accident 199701TC00008

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD ESCORT FIAT PUNTO (2y)
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Accident 199743R017017

Slight
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 199743R022017

Slight
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FIAT PUNTO (1y) Vehicle
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Accident 199701TC00004

Serious
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLVO 340 CITROEN BX Vehicle
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Accident 199754MA00047

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle VAUXHALL VECTRA (1y) FIAT UNO
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Accident 199754MB00017

Slight
2 vehicles 4 casualties
Vehicle VOLKSWAGEN CADDY
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Accident 199743U001017

Slight
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER MG MGF (1y) ROVER 200 SERIES
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Accident 199743R001017

Slight
1 vehicle 2 casualties
CITROEN AX
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Accident 1996610162196

Slight
3 vehicles 2 casualties
Vehicle Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 1996610161996

Serious
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Vehicle
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Accident 199601TC00675

Slight
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (3y) VAUXHALL CAVALIER (4y) Vehicle
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