The A45: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 176 people were killed or seriously injured in 153 collisions on the A45, making it the 65th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
153
serious or fatal collisions
176
people killed or seriously injured
28
collisions that took a life
#65
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A45 carries 728 recorded injury collisions over the period, 153 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in West Northamptonshire, Birmingham, North Northamptonshire, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 18% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 40 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 37 serious collisions, and the count is up 76% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A45
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
- West Northamptonshire44 KSI
- Birmingham33 KSI
- North Northamptonshire32 KSI
- Coventry24 KSI
- Rugby11 KSI
- Solihull7 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A45
2025: 37 (down 0% on the year before) · peak 37 in 2024 · +76.2% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A45
How many accidents happen on the A45?
Police recorded 728 injury collisions on the A45 over 2021–2025, of which 153 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 176 people killed or seriously injured, including 28 fatal collisions.
Is the A45 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 65 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 59 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 A45 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in West Northamptonshire, Birmingham, North Northamptonshire. 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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