The A34: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 364 people were killed or seriously injured in 331 collisions on the A34, making it the 23th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
331
serious or fatal collisions
364
people killed or seriously injured
25
collisions that took a life
#23
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A34 carries 1,436 recorded injury collisions over the period, 331 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Birmingham, Manchester, Cheshire East, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 8%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 73 serious collisions, and the count is up 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A34
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
- Birmingham69 KSI
- Manchester52 KSI
- Cheshire East27 KSI
- Stafford27 KSI
- Vale of White Horse22 KSI
- West Berkshire19 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A34
2025: 68 (down 5.6% on the year before) · peak 73 in 2023 · +28.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A34
How many accidents happen on the A34?
Police recorded 1,436 injury collisions on the A34 over 2021–2025, of which 331 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 364 people killed or seriously injured, including 25 fatal collisions.
Is the A34 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 23 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 20 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 A34 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Birmingham, Manchester, Cheshire East. 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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