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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M4 — 6 January 2020 to 29 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
1,330Total Collisions
46Fatal
2,004Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
98
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Extreme Risk

This report covers 1,330 police-recorded collisions on the M4 between 6 January 2020 and 29 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, 46 were fatal (3.5%), 200 were serious (15%), and 1,084 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 2,004 casualties were recorded across 2,866 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 98/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

1,330Collisions
46Fatal
200Serious
1,084Slight
2,004Casualties
63mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 178 to 252

2020 (10F)
178
258 cas
2021 (11F)
238
357 cas
2022 (6F)
226
339 cas
2023 (7F)
220
359 cas
2024 (8F)
216
306 cas
2025 (4F)
252
385 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
1019
Raining no high wind
207
Raining + high winds
40
Other
20
Fine + high winds
20
Snowing no high wind
5

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
934
Wet or damp
367
Frost or ice
10
Flood over 3cm
6
Snow
5

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
883
Darkness - lights lit
227
Darkness - no lighting
183
Darkness - lighting un
29
Darkness - lights unli
8

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
927
50mph
195
40mph
109
60mph
57
30mph
40
20mph
2
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
154
154
Mon
155
155
Tue
209
209
Wed
185
185
Thu
204
204
Fri
245
245
Sat
178
178
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
2128
2128
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
313
313
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
195
195
Motorcycle over 500cc
59
59
Taxi/Private hire
58
58
Goods 7.5t and over
39
39
Goods unknown weight
17
17
Bus or coach
14
14
7. Fatal Collision Records (20)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025541675932 30 Nov 2025 02:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 2 1
2025430407273 10 Aug 2025 21:54 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2025547629925 22 Jun 2025 23:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 8 2
2025430230402 11 May 2025 14:25 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 18 1
2024522401098 26 Mar 2024 13:01 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 5 2
2024631422247 18 Mar 2024 23:17 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 2 2
2024542784424 09 Mar 2024 11:50 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 4 1
2024610004924 29 Jan 2024 21:00 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 3 3
2024622400101 26 Jan 2024 15:12 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 4
2024430025271 17 Jan 2024 15:10 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024430009724 07 Jan 2024 21:46 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 9
202454T000024 02 Jan 2024 21:14 Not at junction 70mph Unknown 1 2
202354D067723 09 Dec 2023 18:32 Not at junction 70mph Fine + high winds 1 3
2023010474719 29 Oct 2023 11:35 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 4 1
202354B149223 20 Oct 2023 09:10 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 3 5
2023522301172 17 Jul 2023 00:05 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 8 2
2023010454939 13 Jul 2023 08:52 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2023622300338 17 Apr 2023 14:28 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023541868323 20 Feb 2023 00:46 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2022622200673 28 Jul 2022 16:48 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2