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A4 Blackspot analysis

Severe Blackspot · 3,002 combined incidents · 39 fatal · Showing full road data

3,001Police Collisions
39Fatal
529Serious
3,606Casualties
1NH Incidents
3,002Combined
UKTU Danger Score
99
out of 100
Among the very worst on record

Ranked 7 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions by recorded harm.

A ranking of our own records, not a risk-per-vehicle measure and not an official safety assessment. Collisions are weighted by outcome: one fatal counts for 50 slight collisions, one serious for 8.

📍 Each pin marks an actual police-recorded collision location · Zoom in and click for details

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99
out of 100
Very worst

What the record shows

A4 ranks 7 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions — worse than 99% of them by recorded harm. Of the 3,001 collisions on record, 39 fatal and 529 serious.

Fatal: 39 (1.3%) Serious: 529 (17.6%) Slight: 2,433 (81.1%) 3,001 collisions
Fatal 39 1.3%
Serious 529 17.6%
Slight 2,433 81.1%

When it happens

Is there a pattern in time?

Collisions by year1 years on record
200 25
By month
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
By dayBusiest: Wednesday
22 M
25 T
40 W
29 T
30 F
29 S
25 S

What was present

Conditions recorded by police at the scene — most commonly fine no high winds

Weather
Fine no high winds79%
Raining no high winds12%
Other3%
Unknown3%
Raining + high winds2%
Road surface
Dry68%
Wet or damp28%
Unknown3%
Frost or ice1%
Flood over 3cm1%
Light
Daylight62%
Darkness - lights lit34%
Darkness - no lighting3%
Darkness - lights unlit2%
Darkness - lighting unknown1%
Speed limit where collisions occurred
20mph
54
30mph
81
40mph
46
50mph
5
60mph
14

Police collision records

Showing the 50 most recent of 3,001 DfT STATS19 police-recorded collisions on the A4. Tap a row for its conditions. Open shows the full police record – vehicles, drivers, casualties – for 1 credit (slight), 2 (serious) or 3 (fatal); records you have opened say so.

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Data Sources: DfT STATS19 police-recorded collision data and National Highways incident data, both under Open Government Licence v3.0. This is historical DfT statistical data — not an official police report. Blackspot classification is algorithmic and not an official safety assessment. © 2026 UK Traffic Updates.

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