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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A52 — 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
1,306Total Collisions
39Fatal
1,784Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
100
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,306 police-recorded collisions on the A52 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, 39 were fatal (3%), 252 were serious (19.3%), and 1,015 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 1,784 casualties were recorded across 2,520 vehicles.

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

1,306Collisions
39Fatal
252Serious
1,015Slight
1,784Casualties
44mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 158 to 216

2020 (3F)
158
217 cas
2021 (7F)
202
287 cas
2022 (8F)
219
290 cas
2023 (12F)
247
350 cas
2024 (5F)
264
353 cas
2025 (4F)
216
287 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1006
Raining no high wind
154
Other
31
Raining + high winds
10
Fine + high winds
9
Fog or mist
6

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
877
Wet or damp
358
Frost or ice
18
Flood over 3cm
5
Snow
3

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
953
Darkness - lights lit
238
Darkness - no lighting
76
Darkness - lighting un
17
Darkness - lights unli
8

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

30mph
487
60mph
264
40mph
241
50mph
202
70mph
111
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
141
141
Mon
171
171
Tue
177
177
Wed
203
203
Thu
197
197
Fri
225
225
Sat
192
192
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
1886
1886
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
161
161
Pedal cycle
107
107
Motorcycle over 500cc
71
71
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
59
59
Motorcycle 125cc and under
54
54
Bus or coach
44
44
Taxi/Private hire
32
32
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025320514648 01 Sep 2025 08:08 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2025311592240 16 May 2025 22:21 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025320251085 01 May 2025 12:50 Not at junction 30mph Unknown 2 3
2025320204294 09 Apr 2025 05:43 Unknown 40mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024320757646 21 Dec 2024 20:48 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2024211513606 06 Nov 2024 18:18 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024320472399 08 Aug 2024 18:35 Not at junction 30mph Fine no high winds 3 1
2024332400667 28 Jun 2024 22:35 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2024332400286 01 Apr 2024 10:20 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023311464284 19 Dec 2023 18:35 Not at junction 40mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023211385472 09 Dec 2023 07:00 Not at junction 30mph Raining no high wind 2 2
2023320733166 27 Nov 2023 16:50 Unknown 30mph Raining no high wind 1 1
2023320727504 24 Nov 2023 14:45 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2023320688800 06 Nov 2023 16:55 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2023320628172 09 Oct 2023 15:30 Unknown 50mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023320616900 04 Oct 2023 15:24 Unknown 60mph Fine no high winds 4 3
2023320612297 02 Oct 2023 15:30 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 7 2
2023320552232 05 Sep 2023 16:35 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023311304922 07 May 2023 12:30 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023211302443 27 Apr 2023 21:26 Not at junction 40mph Raining no high wind 2 1