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A43

A43 Traffic News

A43 Trunk Road · Oxford (M40 J10) → Stamford (A1)

A43 traffic at 01:53 on Monday 12 October: 1 live incident.

🟢 A-road Minor Delays 🚨 1 incident 🚧 0 roadworks · 7 soon ⏱ Updated 01:53
70 miles long
Regions: South East, East Midlands
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🚨 Live A43 Incidents & Roadworks

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🟡 Minor Delays on the A43 📍 1 incident · 🚧 0 roadworks
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The A43 southbound between junctions with the A422 and A422
near Brackley
↓ Southbound
Reported 00:47 · 1h ago
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🗺️ A43 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening

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⚠️ Most Dangerous A43 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A43 has 478 recorded collisions at 7 collision hotspots, involving 649 casualties (16 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Kettering
150 collisions · 201 casualties · 9 fatal · 32 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Corby
35 collisions · 55 casualties · 4 fatal · 7 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
nr Northampton
127 collisions · 161 casualties · 2 fatal · 14 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
nr Towcester
80 collisions · 116 casualties · 1 fatal · 17 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
nr Brackley
50 collisions · 58 casualties · 10 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
nr Stamford
19 collisions · 31 casualties · 3 serious
Severe Blackspot
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❓ A43 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A43 closed today?

Any A43 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Q: Is there traffic on the A43 today?

There are currently 1 active incidents on the A43. The live feed above is updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A43?

The A43 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.

Q: Are there roadworks on the A43 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A43 are listed above and at /traffic/a43/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A43?

The A43 connects to: M40, M1, A14, A1.

📊 A43 Status Summary

1
Active incidents
0
Severe/serious
0
Roadworks
01:53
Last updated
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ℹ️ A43 Road Details

Length
70 miles
From
Oxford (M40 J10)
To
Stamford (A1)
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

📍 Key A43 Locations

Brackley Towcester Northampton Corby Stamford

🛣️ A43 Services & Motorway Stops

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DfT STATS19 police collision records

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