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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A30 — 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
1,879Total Collisions
49Fatal
2,742Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,879 police-recorded collisions on the A30 between 1 January 2020 and 31 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, 49 were fatal (2.6%), 394 were serious (21%), and 1,436 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 2,742 casualties were recorded across 3,647 vehicles.

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

1,879Collisions
49Fatal
394Serious
1,436Slight
2,742Casualties
51mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 278 to 337

2020 (10F)
278
392 cas
2021 (7F)
340
505 cas
2022 (8F)
325
515 cas
2023 (9F)
301
437 cas
2024 (9F)
298
412 cas
2025 (6F)
337
481 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1468
Raining no high wind
239
Raining + high winds
65
Other
38
Fine + high winds
22
Fog or mist
13

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1272
Wet or damp
546
Frost or ice
43
Flood over 3cm
10
Snow
4

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1383
Darkness - lights lit
250
Darkness - no lighting
212
Darkness - lighting un
22
Darkness - lights unli
12

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
465
60mph
442
30mph
410
40mph
407
50mph
144
20mph
11
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
203
203
Mon
240
240
Tue
288
288
Wed
250
250
Thu
292
292
Fri
334
334
Sat
272
272
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
2713
2713
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
319
319
Motorcycle over 500cc
118
118
Motorcycle 125cc and under
116
116
Pedal cycle
108
108
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
83
83
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
30
30
Goods 7.5t and over
28
28
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025501668770 14 Nov 2025 17:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025501635367 30 Aug 2025 22:06 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025501624120 03 Aug 2025 12:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025440296051 04 Jul 2025 11:17 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2025440252666 09 Jun 2025 20:34 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025501548568 31 Jan 2025 02:35 Unknown 40mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2024451534672 24 Dec 2024 23:35 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2024501520762 24 Nov 2024 07:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining + high winds 2 3
2024501513480 07 Nov 2024 08:20 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024501504164 15 Oct 2024 21:45 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 2
2024451483590 24 Aug 2024 21:40 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024501501681 11 Aug 2024 12:41 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024501438534 02 May 2024 22:20 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 6 2
2024552400429 20 Feb 2024 16:08 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024520400236 28 Jan 2024 17:06 Not at junction 50mph Fog or mist 2 3
2023501354894 21 Sep 2023 11:10 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 4 2
2023451345379 25 Aug 2023 05:17 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023501334180 27 Jul 2023 19:26 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2023501329670 15 Jul 2023 05:20 Not at junction 70mph Other 1 1
2023501324899 29 Jun 2023 00:40 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1