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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 22 September 2026

Road Safety Report

M48 — 18 February 2020 to 1 November 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 22 September 2026
30Total Collisions
2Fatal
31Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
32
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Moderate Risk

This report covers 30 police-recorded collisions on the M48 between 18 February 2020 and 1 November 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, 2 were fatal (6.7%), 6 were serious (20%), and 22 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 31 casualties were recorded across 56 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 32/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

30Collisions
2Fatal
6Serious
22Slight
31Casualties
60mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 2 to 6

2020
2
3 cas
2021
7
7 cas
2022
3
3 cas
2023 (1F)
4
4 cas
2024
8
8 cas
2025 (1F)
6
6 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
19
Raining no high wind
7
Fine + high winds
2
Raining + high winds
2

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
19
Wet or damp
10
Flood over 3cm
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
18
Darkness - no lighting
8
Darkness - lighting un
2
Darkness - lights lit
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

70mph
17
50mph
8
40mph
5
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
3
3
Mon
7
7
Tue
2
2
Wed
1
1
Thu
6
6
Fri
6
6
Sat
5
5
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
44
44
Motorcycle over 500cc
5
5
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
3
3
Goods 7.5t and over
1
1
Motorcycle 125cc and under
1
1
Motorcycle over 125cc up to 500cc
1
1
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
1
1
7. Fatal Collision Records (2)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025610047025 01 Nov 2025 02:33 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2023610035523 31 Jul 2023 02:24 Not at junction 70mph Raining no high wind 1 3