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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A453 — 2 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
321Total Collisions
9Fatal
416Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
68
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 321 police-recorded collisions on the A453 between 2 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, 9 were fatal (2.8%), 66 were serious (20.6%), and 246 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 416 casualties were recorded across 601 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 68/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

321Collisions
9Fatal
66Serious
246Slight
416Casualties
39mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 28 to 69

2020 (1F)
28
39 cas
2021
50
66 cas
2022 (2F)
52
68 cas
2023 (1F)
55
64 cas
2024 (3F)
67
92 cas
2025 (2F)
69
87 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
262
Raining no high wind
29
Other
13
Fine + high winds
3
Raining + high winds
1
Fog or mist
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
240
Wet or damp
72
Frost or ice
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
222
Darkness - lights lit
81
Darkness - no lighting
11
Darkness - lighting un
5
Darkness - lights unli
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

30mph
171
40mph
74
50mph
29
60mph
24
70mph
21
20mph
2
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
31
31
Mon
47
47
Tue
48
48
Wed
48
48
Thu
42
42
Fri
57
57
Sat
48
48
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
446
446
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
30
30
Pedal cycle
24
24
Motorcycle over 500cc
18
18
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
14
14
Motorcycle 125cc and under
13
13
Bus or coach
10
10
Unknown
10
10
7. Fatal Collision Records (9)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025211675246 28 Nov 2025 13:12 Not at junction 30mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2025211538939 08 Jan 2025 06:40 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024311507904 22 Oct 2024 07:15 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024332400866 17 Sep 2024 15:21 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024332400622 05 Jul 2024 11:44 Unknown 50mph Fine no high winds 5 2
2023332300925 01 Oct 2023 15:32 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2022201258932 26 Nov 2022 04:20 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022311181210 04 May 2022 04:48 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2020332000165 21 Jan 2020 22:40 Unknown 50mph Fine no high winds 2 2