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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A1(M) — 3 January 2020 to 26 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
891Total Collisions
32Fatal
1,399Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
97
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 891 police-recorded collisions on the A1(M) between 3 January 2020 and 26 December 2025. The data is sourced from the Department for Transport STATS19 dataset and reflects incidents reported to police forces across England and Wales.

Of these collisions, 32 were fatal (3.6%), 186 were serious (20.9%), and 673 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 1,399 casualties were recorded across 1,918 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 97/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

891Collisions
32Fatal
186Serious
673Slight
1,399Casualties
68mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 128 to 114 over the period

2020 (2F)
128
183 cas
2021 (5F)
180
281 cas
2022 (6F)
185
302 cas
2023 (2F)
141
224 cas
2024 (9F)
143
242 cas
2025 (8F)
114
167 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
699
Raining no high wind
125
Fine + high winds
18
Raining + high winds
17
Snowing no high wind
14
Other
7

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
613
Wet or damp
227
Snow
15
Frost or ice
14
Flood over 3cm
12

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
632
Darkness - no lighting
146
Darkness - lights lit
87
Darkness - lighting un
17
Darkness - lights unli
8

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
801
60mph
38
40mph
21
50mph
16
30mph
14
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
101
101
Mon
121
121
Tue
113
113
Wed
105
105
Thu
134
134
Fri
194
194
Sat
123
123
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
1465
1465
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
193
193
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
151
151
Goods unknown weight
30
30
Motorcycle over 500cc
28
28
Other vehicle
15
15
Goods 7.5t and over
15
15
Motorcycle 125cc and under
6
6
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025111686824 22 Dec 2025 16:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025131643758 19 Sep 2025 10:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025131627945 12 Aug 2025 13:17 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025122500858 08 Aug 2025 22:43 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025141604475 18 Jun 2025 05:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025122500688 12 Jun 2025 23:39 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025411611031 03 Jan 2025 14:04 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025411546841 02 Jan 2025 11:43 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024411512658 29 Sep 2024 23:54 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024411504895 22 Sep 2024 07:40 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 2 1
2024131501358 29 Aug 2024 12:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 6 6
2024351484995 24 Aug 2024 16:28 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 9 2
2024411466234 05 Jul 2024 21:03 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2024111450102 31 May 2024 03:18 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2024122400549 24 Apr 2024 02:14 Not at junction 70mph Fine + high winds 1 1
2024122400374 05 Apr 2024 21:34 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024411401984 22 Jan 2024 04:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023122301312 13 Dec 2023 23:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023131307048 13 May 2023 18:13 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2022131254225 15 Dec 2022 16:19 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 4