The A46: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 341 people were killed or seriously injured in 301 collisions on the A46, making it the 26th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
301
serious or fatal collisions
341
people killed or seriously injured
34
collisions that took a life
#26
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A46 carries 1,152 recorded injury collisions over the period, 301 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in West Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire, Stroud, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 11% 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 2022 with 67 serious collisions, and the count is up 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A46
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 Lindsey44 KSI
- North East Lincolnshire32 KSI
- Stroud27 KSI
- Wychavon26 KSI
- Newark and Sherwood25 KSI
- Stratford-on-Avon22 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A46
2025: 62 (down 1.6% on the year before) · peak 67 in 2022 · +21.6% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A46
How many accidents happen on the A46?
Police recorded 1,152 injury collisions on the A46 over 2021–2025, of which 301 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 341 people killed or seriously injured, including 34 fatal collisions.
Is the A46 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 26 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 23 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 A46 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in West Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire, Stroud. 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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