Road
Crashes on the A39
5,986 recorded collisions since 2000.
5,986
All crashes
173
Fatal
895
Serious
4,918
Slight
Since 2000 the A39 has seen 5,986 collisions, 173 of them fatal and 895 serious. That ranks it 49th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 28.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 40% since 2000, from 314 to 187 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Somerset, Cornwall and North Devon.
Worst local authorities on the A39
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- Somerset2,568 crashes · 76 fatal
- Cornwall2,202 crashes · 67 fatal
- North Devon600 crashes · 18 fatal
- Torridge382 crashes · 7 fatal
- Bath and North East Somerset229 crashes · 5 fatal
- Birmingham1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Bristol, City of1 crashes · 0 fatal
- South Hams1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Basingstoke and Deane1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Bromsgrove1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20244002000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.