The A19: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 259 people were killed or seriously injured in 219 collisions on the A19, making it the 36th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
219
serious or fatal collisions
259
people killed or seriously injured
33
collisions that took a life
#36
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A19 carries 830 recorded injury collisions over the period, 219 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in North Yorkshire, Doncaster, County Durham, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 15% 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 54 serious collisions, and the count is up 23% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A19
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 Yorkshire38 KSI
- Doncaster32 KSI
- County Durham25 KSI
- Sunderland18 KSI
- Stockton-on-Tees16 KSI
- Northumberland15 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A19
2025: 54 (up 35% on the year before) · peak 54 in 2025 · +22.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A19
How many accidents happen on the A19?
Police recorded 830 injury collisions on the A19 over 2021–2025, of which 219 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 259 people killed or seriously injured, including 33 fatal collisions.
Is the A19 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 36 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 32 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 A19 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in North Yorkshire, Doncaster, County Durham. 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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