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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A49 — 2 January 2020 to 30 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
838Total Collisions
15Fatal
1,151Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
95
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 838 police-recorded collisions on the A49 between 2 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, 15 were fatal (1.8%), 208 were serious (24.8%), and 615 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 1,151 casualties were recorded across 1,613 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 95/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

838Collisions
15Fatal
208Serious
615Slight
1,151Casualties
43mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 116 to 127

2020 (2F)
116
162 cas
2021 (3F)
179
246 cas
2022 (3F)
139
182 cas
2023 (3F)
147
188 cas
2024 (3F)
130
184 cas
2025 (1F)
127
189 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
702
Raining no high wind
86
Fine + high winds
10
Raining + high winds
10
Other
10
Fog or mist
5

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
604
Wet or damp
206
Frost or ice
10
Flood over 3cm
4
Snow
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
621
Darkness - lights lit
137
Darkness - no lighting
71
Darkness - lighting un
6
Darkness - lights unli
3

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

30mph
375
60mph
258
40mph
116
50mph
80
20mph
5
70mph
3
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
95
95
Mon
99
99
Tue
127
127
Wed
144
144
Thu
115
115
Fri
138
138
Sat
120
120
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
1127
1127
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
131
131
Pedal cycle
95
95
Motorcycle over 500cc
74
74
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
54
54
Motorcycle 125cc and under
42
42
Goods 7.5t and over
26
26
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
12
12
7. Fatal Collision Records (15)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025070974770 28 Nov 2025 18:20 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024221488452 07 Sep 2024 07:29 Not at junction 60mph Fog or mist 1 1
2024070461431 22 May 2024 07:39 Not at junction 60mph Raining no high wind 1 2
2024221399125 15 Jan 2024 09:00 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023221345036 14 Aug 2023 16:21 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023221309247 18 May 2023 13:45 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023221267551 24 Jan 2023 11:29 Not at junction 60mph Fog or mist 1 2
2022221255290 16 Dec 2022 09:15 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2022221212727 17 Aug 2022 23:47 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022221132185 14 Jan 2022 15:07 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2021221124822 16 Dec 2021 16:22 Unknown 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2021221041824 24 Apr 2021 08:00 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2021221032106 30 Mar 2021 12:58 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2020220995492 30 Oct 2020 19:30 Not at junction 60mph Fine + high winds 3 2
2020220983960 20 Sep 2020 16:30 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 5 2