Road
Crashes on the A46
9,235 recorded collisions since 2000.
9,235
All crashes
253
Fatal
1,508
Serious
7,474
Slight
Since 2000 the A46 has seen 9,235 collisions, 253 of them fatal and 1,508 serious. That ranks it 29th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 27.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 19% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 43% since 2000, from 481 to 272 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in West Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire and Rushcliffe.
Worst local authorities on the A46
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- West Lindsey966 crashes · 32 fatal
- North East Lincolnshire886 crashes · 9 fatal
- Rushcliffe799 crashes · 33 fatal
- Warwick766 crashes · 16 fatal
- Newark and Sherwood730 crashes · 23 fatal
- Stroud566 crashes · 7 fatal
- Charnwood561 crashes · 15 fatal
- North Kesteven559 crashes · 10 fatal
- Cheltenham540 crashes · 5 fatal
- Stratford-on-Avon495 crashes · 26 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.