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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A249 — 2 January 2020 to 26 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
306Total Collisions
5Fatal
422Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
63
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 306 police-recorded collisions on the A249 between 2 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, 5 were fatal (1.6%), 56 were serious (18.3%), and 245 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 422 casualties were recorded across 591 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 63/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

306Collisions
5Fatal
56Serious
245Slight
422Casualties
55mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 45 to 54

2020
45
55 cas
2021
54
69 cas
2022 (2F)
62
88 cas
2023 (1F)
52
77 cas
2024 (1F)
39
49 cas
2025 (1F)
54
84 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
250
Raining no high wind
36
Fine + high winds
4
Raining + high winds
4
Other
4
Fog or mist
3

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
234
Wet or damp
66
Frost or ice
2
Flood over 3cm
2
Snow
2

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
221
Darkness - lights lit
38
Darkness - no lighting
35
Darkness - lighting un
10
Darkness - lights unli
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
139
50mph
64
30mph
60
60mph
25
40mph
17
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
29
29
Mon
47
47
Tue
55
55
Wed
47
47
Thu
46
46
Fri
43
43
Sat
39
39
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
418
418
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
62
62
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
36
36
Motorcycle over 500cc
22
22
Goods 7.5t and over
10
10
Pedal cycle
9
9
Motorcycle 125cc and under
8
8
Goods unknown weight
8
8
7. Fatal Collision Records (5)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025461558358 25 Feb 2025 22:00 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2024461414000 24 Feb 2024 18:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 1
2023461317934 12 Jun 2023 04:22 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022461193205 28 Jun 2022 23:58 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2022461169318 23 Apr 2022 15:20 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 4