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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 25 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A5 — 2 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 25 September 2026
2,568Total Collisions
70Fatal
3,268Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 2,568 police-recorded collisions on the A5 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, 70 were fatal (2.7%), 507 were serious (19.7%), and 1,991 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 3,268 casualties were recorded across 4,922 vehicles.

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

2,568Collisions
70Fatal
507Serious
1,991Slight
3,268Casualties
39mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📉 Decreasing — collisions decreased from 413 to 403 over the period

2020 (7F)
413
539 cas
2021 (12F)
451
575 cas
2022 (12F)
428
532 cas
2023 (15F)
456
571 cas
2024 (11F)
417
540 cas
2025 (13F)
403
511 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
2040
Raining no high wind
288
Other
99
Fine + high winds
24
Raining + high winds
20
Fog or mist
17

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
1857
Wet or damp
592
Frost or ice
17
Snow
5
Flood over 3cm
4

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
1721
Darkness - lights lit
629
Darkness - no lighting
135
Darkness - lighting un
66
Darkness - lights unli
17

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

30mph
977
20mph
542
60mph
476
50mph
225
70mph
214
40mph
134
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
321
321
Mon
329
329
Tue
351
351
Wed
372
372
Thu
377
377
Fri
434
434
Sat
384
384
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
2993
2993
Motorcycle 125cc and under
413
413
Pedal cycle
387
387
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
345
345
Motorcycle over 500cc
186
186
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
141
141
Bus or coach
104
104
Taxi/Private hire
91
91
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025211689745 31 Dec 2025 10:57 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
202560C180024 20 Nov 2025 05:55 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025332500764 14 Aug 2025 13:26 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025010585565 08 Jul 2025 23:25 Unknown 30mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025211608561 27 Jun 2025 15:30 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 3
202560C080296 01 Jun 2025 00:16 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025340WN9122 01 Jun 2025 13:20 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
202560C067082 10 May 2025 17:30 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 3
202560C060719 29 Apr 2025 12:58 Not at junction 20mph Fine no high winds 5 3
2025211571149 29 Mar 2025 12:38 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2025340WN9042 02 Mar 2025 11:25 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2025221554225 13 Feb 2025 17:45 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 4
2025221540921 13 Jan 2025 06:54 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 5
2024221517566 17 Nov 2024 17:10 Not at junction 60mph Raining no high wind 4 2
2024340WN9162 11 Nov 2024 13:40 Unknown 50mph Other 1 2
2024211513266 06 Nov 2024 19:13 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 4
2024430466504 28 Sep 2024 06:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024430319737 06 Jul 2024 10:30 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2024340WN9102 29 Jun 2024 12:10 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024221451839 04 Jun 2024 18:58 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2