The A17: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 107 people were killed or seriously injured in 96 collisions on the A17, making it the 131th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
96
serious or fatal collisions
107
people killed or seriously injured
13
collisions that took a life
#131
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A17 carries 369 recorded injury collisions over the period, 96 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in North Kesteven, Boston, South Holland, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 14% 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 2025 with 24 serious collisions, and the count is up 14% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A17
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
- North Kesteven33 KSI
- Boston22 KSI
- South Holland21 KSI
- Newark and Sherwood8 KSI
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk8 KSI
- South Kesteven4 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A17
2025: 24 (up 50% on the year before) · peak 24 in 2025 · +14.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A17
How many accidents happen on the A17?
Police recorded 369 injury collisions on the A17 over 2021–2025, of which 96 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 107 people killed or seriously injured, including 13 fatal collisions.
Is the A17 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 131 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 121 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 A17 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in North Kesteven, Boston, South Holland. 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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