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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M27 — 4 January 2020 to 21 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
451Total Collisions
7Fatal
606Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
76
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 451 police-recorded collisions on the M27 between 4 January 2020 and 21 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, 7 were fatal (1.6%), 89 were serious (19.7%), and 355 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 606 casualties were recorded across 988 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 76/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

451Collisions
7Fatal
89Serious
355Slight
606Casualties
65mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 66 to 79

2020 (2F)
66
94 cas
2021
64
89 cas
2022
73
93 cas
2023 (3F)
85
102 cas
2024 (2F)
84
115 cas
2025
79
113 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
372
Raining no high wind
59
Raining + high winds
16
Fine + high winds
3
Fog or mist
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
329
Wet or damp
118
Flood over 3cm
3
Frost or ice
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
306
Darkness - no lighting
67
Darkness - lights lit
66
Darkness - lighting un
11
Darkness - lights unli
1

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
352
50mph
66
60mph
18
40mph
8
30mph
6
20mph
1
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
51
51
Mon
63
63
Tue
67
67
Wed
72
72
Thu
78
78
Fri
76
76
Sat
44
44
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
745
745
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
112
112
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
68
68
Motorcycle over 500cc
25
25
Goods 7.5t and over
12
12
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
8
8
Taxi/Private hire
7
7
Goods unknown weight
4
4
7. Fatal Collision Records (7)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2024440364774 25 Aug 2024 10:30 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024440076451 21 Feb 2024 12:31 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 5 3
2023440484106 26 Nov 2023 17:13 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 2
2023440323927 11 Aug 2023 13:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 2
2023440219826 03 Jun 2023 15:55 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2020440499198 29 Dec 2020 19:37 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 3
2020440127453 10 Apr 2020 04:19 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1