Road
Crashes on the A340
874 recorded collisions since 2000.
874
All crashes
14
Fatal
147
Serious
713
Slight
Since 2000 the A340 has seen 874 collisions, 14 of them fatal and 147 serious. That ranks it 581st of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 16 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 57% since 2000, from 60 to 26 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Basingstoke and Deane, West Berkshire and New Forest.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.