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A41 Blackspot analysis

Severe Blackspot · 2,547 combined incidents · 45 fatal · Showing full road data

2,547Police Collisions
45Fatal
463Serious
3,301Casualties
0NH Incidents
2,547Combined
UKTU Danger Score
99
out of 100
Among the very worst on record

Ranked 8 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

A41 ranks 8 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions — worse than 99% of them by recorded harm. Of the 2,547 collisions on record, 45 fatal and 463 serious.

Fatal: 45 (1.8%) Serious: 463 (18.2%) Slight: 2,039 (80.1%) 2,547 collisions
Fatal 45 1.8%
Serious 463 18.2%
Slight 2,039 80.1%

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: Friday
29 M
30 T
28 W
20 T
42 F
28 S
23 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 winds14%
Other3%
Unknown2%
Raining + high winds2%
Road surface
Dry70%
Wet or damp28%
Unknown2%
Frost or ice1%
Light
Daylight65%
Darkness - lights lit31%
Darkness - no lighting2%
Darkness - lights unlit2%
Darkness - lighting unknown1%
Speed limit where collisions occurred
20mph
35
30mph
79
40mph
32
50mph
22
60mph
26
70mph
6

Police collision records

Showing the 50 most recent of 2,547 DfT STATS19 police-recorded collisions on the A41. 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.