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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A27 — 2 January 2020 to 27 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
1,827Total Collisions
30Fatal
2,501Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,827 police-recorded collisions on the A27 between 2 January 2020 and 27 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, 30 were fatal (1.6%), 405 were serious (22.2%), and 1,392 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 2,501 casualties were recorded across 3,761 vehicles.

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

1,827Collisions
30Fatal
405Serious
1,392Slight
2,501Casualties
53mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 279 to 295

2020 (5F)
279
384 cas
2021 (6F)
303
409 cas
2022 (5F)
346
490 cas
2023 (4F)
310
423 cas
2024 (7F)
294
411 cas
2025 (3F)
295
384 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1489
Raining no high wind
221
Raining + high winds
37
Other
35
Fine + high winds
29
Fog or mist
2

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1289
Wet or damp
512
Frost or ice
16
Flood over 3cm
9
Snow
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1304
Darkness - lights lit
294
Darkness - no lighting
174
Darkness - lighting un
42
Darkness - lights unli
13

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
729
40mph
443
30mph
303
60mph
221
50mph
124
20mph
6
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
224
224
Mon
270
270
Tue
270
270
Wed
280
280
Thu
283
283
Fri
265
265
Sat
235
235
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
2714
2714
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
327
327
Pedal cycle
165
165
Motorcycle over 500cc
145
145
Motorcycle 125cc and under
136
136
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
69
69
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
48
48
Goods unknown weight
32
32
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025471648658 30 Sep 2025 22:53 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2025471641040 13 Sep 2025 03:20 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 1 1
2025440169520 18 Apr 2025 21:10 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2024471526862 06 Dec 2024 16:05 Unknown 40mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024471523506 30 Nov 2024 00:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 3
2024471510632 30 Oct 2024 19:56 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024471505552 18 Oct 2024 10:36 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024471495020 23 Sep 2024 17:19 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2024471484980 29 Aug 2024 06:18 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2024440127820 25 Mar 2024 19:26 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2023471379217 26 Nov 2023 18:29 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 3 2
2023471370785 05 Nov 2023 01:25 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2023440376169 15 Sep 2023 00:35 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023471264084 16 Jan 2023 21:24 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2022471244143 18 Nov 2022 21:24 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2022440451051 05 Nov 2022 23:55 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 3 1
2022471221129 20 Sep 2022 07:39 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2022440355332 31 Aug 2022 20:39 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022471186783 12 Jun 2022 11:44 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2021471112300 20 Nov 2021 16:57 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1