Road
Crashes on the A34
14,352 recorded collisions since 2000.
14,352
All crashes
231
Fatal
1,720
Serious
12,401
Slight
Since 2000 the A34 has seen 14,352 collisions, 231 of them fatal and 1,720 serious. That ranks it 14th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 16.1 per 1,000 collisions, and 14% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 68% since 2000, from 985 to 311 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Manchester, Birmingham and Stafford.
Worst local authorities on the A34
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- Manchester2,326 crashes · 25 fatal
- Birmingham2,240 crashes · 27 fatal
- Stafford1,330 crashes · 24 fatal
- Vale of White Horse1,011 crashes · 35 fatal
- Cherwell866 crashes · 14 fatal
- Newcastle-under-Lyme857 crashes · 6 fatal
- Walsall756 crashes · 4 fatal
- Solihull663 crashes · 3 fatal
- West Berkshire632 crashes · 21 fatal
- Cheshire516 crashes · 15 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.