The A5: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 571 people were killed or seriously injured in 496 collisions on the A5, making it the 9th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
496
serious or fatal collisions
571
people killed or seriously injured
63
collisions that took a life
#9
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A5 carries 2,154 recorded injury collisions over the period, 496 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Westminster, Shropshire, West Northamptonshire, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 13% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2022 with 117 serious collisions, and the count is down 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A5
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
- Westminster58 KSI
- Shropshire56 KSI
- West Northamptonshire49 KSI
- Barnet36 KSI
- Brent32 KSI
- North Warwickshire26 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A5
2025: 83 (down 10.8% on the year before) · peak 117 in 2022 · -18.6% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A5
How many accidents happen on the A5?
Police recorded 2,154 injury collisions on the A5 over 2021–2025, of which 496 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 571 people killed or seriously injured, including 63 fatal collisions.
Is the A5 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 9 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 9 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 A5 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Westminster, Shropshire, West 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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