The A15: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 184 people were killed or seriously injured in 162 collisions on the A15, making it the 59th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
162
serious or fatal collisions
184
people killed or seriously injured
20
collisions that took a life
#59
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A15 carries 698 recorded injury collisions over the period, 162 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Peterborough, West Lindsey, North Kesteven, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 12% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 39 serious collisions, and the count is up 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A15
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
- Peterborough44 KSI
- West Lindsey32 KSI
- North Kesteven30 KSI
- South Kesteven24 KSI
- North Lincolnshire14 KSI
- Lincoln10 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A15
2025: 33 (down 15.4% on the year before) · peak 39 in 2024 · +26.9% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A15
How many accidents happen on the A15?
Police recorded 698 injury collisions on the A15 over 2021–2025, of which 162 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 184 people killed or seriously injured, including 20 fatal collisions.
Is the A15 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 59 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 53 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 A15 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Peterborough, West Lindsey, North Kesteven. 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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