Road
Crashes on the A30
11,845 recorded collisions since 2000.
11,845
All crashes
302
Fatal
1,767
Serious
9,776
Slight
Since 2000 the A30 has seen 11,845 collisions, 302 of them fatal and 1,767 serious. That ranks it 20th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 25.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 53% since 2000, from 636 to 298 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Cornwall, Surrey Heath and Somerset.
Worst local authorities on the A30
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- Cornwall3,258 crashes · 113 fatal
- Surrey Heath1,123 crashes · 9 fatal
- Somerset1,071 crashes · 23 fatal
- Basingstoke and Deane767 crashes · 23 fatal
- Spelthorne721 crashes · 8 fatal
- Hart631 crashes · 17 fatal
- East Devon593 crashes · 28 fatal
- Wiltshire581 crashes · 13 fatal
- Runnymede557 crashes · 9 fatal
- West Devon521 crashes · 14 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20241,0005000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.