Road
Crashes on the A40
17,848 recorded collisions since 2000.
17,848
All crashes
346
Fatal
2,878
Serious
14,624
Slight
Since 2000 the A40 has seen 17,848 collisions, 346 of them fatal and 2,878 serious. That ranks it 8th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 19.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 67% since 2000, from 1,209 to 403 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Ealing, Westminster and Buckinghamshire.
Worst local authorities on the A40
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- Ealing2,857 crashes · 37 fatal
- Westminster2,819 crashes · 27 fatal
- Buckinghamshire2,055 crashes · 32 fatal
- Carmarthenshire1,187 crashes · 38 fatal
- Camden1,059 crashes · 5 fatal
- West Oxfordshire795 crashes · 21 fatal
- Cheltenham767 crashes · 9 fatal
- Pembrokeshire753 crashes · 24 fatal
- Oxford674 crashes · 8 fatal
- Hillingdon659 crashes · 12 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20241,5001,0005000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.