The A14: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 238 people were killed or seriously injured in 204 collisions on the A14, making it the 40th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
204
serious or fatal collisions
238
people killed or seriously injured
34
collisions that took a life
#40
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A14 carries 749 recorded injury collisions over the period, 204 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Mid Suffolk, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 17% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 70 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 45 serious collisions, and the count is up 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A14
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Mid Suffolk33 KSI
- Huntingdonshire32 KSI
- North Northamptonshire30 KSI
- West Suffolk28 KSI
- South Cambridgeshire27 KSI
- West Northamptonshire18 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A14
2025: 45 (up 2.3% on the year before) · peak 45 in 2025 · +25% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A14
How many accidents happen on the A14?
Police recorded 749 injury collisions on the A14 over 2021–2025, of which 204 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 238 people killed or seriously injured, including 34 fatal collisions.
Is the A14 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 40 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 35 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A14 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Mid Suffolk, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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