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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A47 — 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
1,485Total Collisions
60Fatal
2,333Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,485 police-recorded collisions on the A47 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, 60 were fatal (4%), 354 were serious (23.8%), and 1,071 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 2,333 casualties were recorded across 3,059 vehicles.

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

1,485Collisions
60Fatal
354Serious
1,071Slight
2,333Casualties
50mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 239 to 258

2020 (10F)
239
370 cas
2021 (7F)
244
377 cas
2022 (12F)
247
393 cas
2023 (10F)
251
411 cas
2024 (13F)
246
382 cas
2025 (8F)
258
400 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1203
Raining no high wind
172
Other
50
Fog or mist
19
Fine + high winds
16
Raining + high winds
8

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1054
Wet or damp
391
Frost or ice
16
Snow
3
Flood over 3cm
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1049
Darkness - lights lit
254
Darkness - no lighting
147
Darkness - lights unli
20
Darkness - lighting un
15

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

60mph
462
30mph
356
70mph
265
40mph
259
50mph
139
20mph
4
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
168
168
Mon
237
237
Tue
177
177
Wed
229
229
Thu
231
231
Fri
253
253
Sat
190
190
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
2274
2274
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
265
265
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
99
99
Pedal cycle
97
97
Motorcycle over 500cc
87
87
Motorcycle 125cc and under
70
70
Taxi/Private hire
33
33
Goods unknown weight
23
23
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025361642614 17 Sep 2025 00:22 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025351641888 25 Aug 2025 14:18 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025361619939 23 Jul 2025 13:50 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025361616776 16 Jul 2025 08:08 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025351613984 05 Jul 2025 13:17 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025351598363 31 May 2025 14:45 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 8 2
2025351583738 20 Apr 2025 21:50 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025361545448 23 Jan 2025 15:34 Not at junction 70mph Other 1 1
2024361536636 28 Dec 2024 14:28 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2024351537240 19 Dec 2024 07:38 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024361528988 11 Dec 2024 20:40 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024361524228 02 Dec 2024 07:14 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024351519180 20 Nov 2024 20:49 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 5 2
2024361517600 17 Nov 2024 21:53 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024201512871 05 Nov 2024 23:04 Unknown 40mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024332400984 18 Oct 2024 22:18 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2024361480669 16 Aug 2024 22:57 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2024361426915 01 Apr 2024 10:12 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024361417892 06 Mar 2024 20:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024361403837 29 Jan 2024 11:17 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1