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M5 road traffic accidents

15,389 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The M5 appears in 15,389 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 25,435 casualties. Of these collisions, 490 were fatal and 2,475 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 9% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
490
Serious
2,475
Casualties
25,435
2025 177
2024 162
2023 170
2022 136
2021 155
2020 121
2019 191
2018 223
2017 236
2016 263
2015 250
2014 241
2013 248
2012 267
2011 288
2010 330
2009 411
2008 391
2007 496
2006 441
2005 493
2004 513
2003 504
2002 465
2001 467
2000 444
1999 492
1998 459
1997 448
1996 382
1995 373
1994 348
1993 340
1992 315
1991 345
1990 371
1989 338
1988 313
1987 310
1986 330
1985 332
1984 276
1983 297
1982 289
1981 331
1980 314
1979 303

North Somerset

1,346 recorded here

South Gloucestershire

1,199 recorded here

Bridgwater

939 recorded here

Dursley

844 recorded here

Sandwell

782 recorded here

Mid Devon

629 recorded here

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Oldbury (Sandwell)

158 recorded along the M5

West Bromwich

150 recorded along the M5

Avonmouth

78 recorded along the M5

Almondsbury

69 recorded along the M5

Exeter

53 recorded along the M5

Patchway

46 recorded along the M5

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 200422MC38548

Slight
52.0486, -2.1354
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FOCUS (4y) VAUXHALL VECTRA (3y)
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Accident 200422MC38346

Slight
52.4147, -2.0251
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT (4y) ERF Model Missing (4y)
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Accident 2004520075302

Slight
51.4047, -2.8528
1 vehicle 1 casualty
BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 200450D21H468

Slight
50.8572, -3.3842
1 vehicle 2 casualties
FORD Model Missing
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Accident 2004520075388

Serious
51.4118, -2.8522
1 vehicle 3 casualties
ROVER 75
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Accident 200420Z659901

Slight
52.5121, -1.9743
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (2y) Vehicle (2y)
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Accident 2004530AI0969

Fatal
51.7043, -2.3878
2 vehicles 3 casualties
MG ZR (2y) IVECO-FORD Model Missing
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Accident 200420Z022901

Serious
52.4978, -2.0143
1 vehicle 3 casualties
FIAT BRAVO
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Accident 2004520072630

Slight
51.5422, -2.5821
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD SCORPIO SEAT TOLEDO
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Accident 2004530AI1985

Slight
52.0113, -2.1212
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO FORD FIESTA BMW 3 SERIES (1y)
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Accident 200450D42H377

Serious
50.9365, -3.3114
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 2004520072761

Slight
50.9740, -3.1661
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES C CLASS MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2004520075051

Slight
51.4491, -2.8020
3 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing Vehicle Vehicle
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Accident 2004520071927

Slight
51.5382, -2.5884
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO VAUXHALL ASTRA (3y)
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Accident 2004530AI1956

Slight
51.8846, -2.1514
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle VAUXHALL CORSA (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 2004520071323

Slight
51.5399, -2.5867
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO (2y)
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Accident 2004530AI1960

Slight
51.8743, -2.1534
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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Accident 2004530AI1950

Slight
51.9971, -2.1226
2 vehicles 1 casualty
AUDI A4 MERCEDES 190
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Accident 2004520070998

Slight
51.4682, -2.7414
4 vehicles 4 casualties
ROVER 200 SERIES FORD MONDEO NISSAN X-TRAIL (1y) AUDI A4
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Accident 200422MC38296

Slight
52.1126, -2.1959
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES
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