The A44: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 213 people were killed or seriously injured in 174 collisions on the A44, making it the 53th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
174
serious or fatal collisions
213
people killed or seriously injured
29
collisions that took a life
#53
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A44 carries 470 recorded injury collisions over the period, 174 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Wychavon, Herefordshire, County of, Powys, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 17% 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 41 serious collisions, and the count is up 46% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A44
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
- Wychavon32 KSI
- Herefordshire, County of31 KSI
- Powys30 KSI
- Ceredigion23 KSI
- Worcester14 KSI
- West Oxfordshire13 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A44
2025: 35 (down 14.6% on the year before) · peak 41 in 2024 · +45.8% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A44
How many accidents happen on the A44?
Police recorded 470 injury collisions on the A44 over 2021–2025, of which 174 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 213 people killed or seriously injured, including 29 fatal collisions.
Is the A44 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 53 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 47 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 A44 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Wychavon, Herefordshire, County of, Powys. 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.
Need this data for your own work?
Site and junction reports from £95, next working day. Free for community groups, campaigners and journalists.