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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A46 — 3 January 2020 to 30 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
1,348Total Collisions
40Fatal
1,859Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,348 police-recorded collisions on the A46 between 3 January 2020 and 30 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, 40 were fatal (3%), 311 were serious (23.1%), and 997 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 1,859 casualties were recorded across 2,698 vehicles.

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

1,348Collisions
40Fatal
311Serious
997Slight
1,859Casualties
54mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 195 to 225

2020 (6F)
195
268 cas
2021 (8F)
226
298 cas
2022 (4F)
221
321 cas
2023 (8F)
209
280 cas
2024 (7F)
272
384 cas
2025 (7F)
225
308 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1062
Raining no high wind
180
Other
26
Raining + high winds
19
Fine + high winds
14
Fog or mist
12

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
910
Wet or damp
390
Frost or ice
19
Flood over 3cm
8
Snow
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
983
Darkness - lights lit
194
Darkness - no lighting
145
Darkness - lighting un
13
Darkness - lights unli
10

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

60mph
437
70mph
382
30mph
259
40mph
133
50mph
127
20mph
10
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
158
158
Mon
172
172
Tue
191
191
Wed
213
213
Thu
183
183
Fri
238
238
Sat
193
193
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
1950
1950
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
226
226
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
120
120
Pedal cycle
107
107
Motorcycle over 500cc
104
104
Motorcycle 125cc and under
59
59
Goods 7.5t and over
25
25
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
21
21
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025332501226 13 Dec 2025 01:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 1
2025231667244 11 Nov 2025 21:18 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2025231663030 02 Nov 2025 04:15 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025320616021 20 Oct 2025 07:00 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025522500705 07 May 2025 13:00 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2025320227886 20 Apr 2025 16:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025161547485 28 Jan 2025 14:50 Not at junction 60mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2024311533077 12 Dec 2024 11:35 Not at junction 70mph Other 1 3
2024311521244 23 Nov 2024 22:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 3
2024531492248 16 Sep 2024 19:53 Unknown 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024231489918 22 Aug 2024 21:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024221472874 27 Jul 2024 17:29 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024221439904 07 May 2024 05:59 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024531402268 23 Jan 2024 09:35 Unknown 30mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2023311371482 24 Oct 2023 21:42 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023231371511 14 Oct 2023 20:01 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 5 2
2023231365100 13 Oct 2023 20:39 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023161351247 11 Sep 2023 08:53 Unknown 30mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023320554680 06 Sep 2023 14:21 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023221348863 30 Aug 2023 17:50 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1