Road
Crashes on the A42
405 recorded collisions since 2000.
405
All crashes
16
Fatal
64
Serious
325
Slight
Since 2000 the A42 has seen 405 collisions, 16 of them fatal and 64 serious. That ranks it 1158th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 39.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 20% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 86% since 2000, from 28 to 4 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in North West Leicestershire, Melton and Oxford.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.