The A41: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 480 people were killed or seriously injured in 429 collisions on the A41, making it the 11th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
429
serious or fatal collisions
480
people killed or seriously injured
40
collisions that took a life
#11
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A41 carries 2,138 recorded injury collisions over the period, 429 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Birmingham, Westminster, Buckinghamshire, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 9%, 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 2022 with 97 serious collisions, and the count is down 12% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A41
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
- Birmingham74 KSI
- Westminster46 KSI
- Buckinghamshire42 KSI
- Shropshire40 KSI
- Barnet38 KSI
- Cheshire West and Chester36 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A41
2025: 77 (down 7.2% on the year before) · peak 97 in 2022 · -12.5% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A41
How many accidents happen on the A41?
Police recorded 2,138 injury collisions on the A41 over 2021–2025, of which 429 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 480 people killed or seriously injured, including 40 fatal collisions.
Is the A41 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 11 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 11 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 A41 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Birmingham, Westminster, Buckinghamshire. 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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