The A52: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 308 people were killed or seriously injured in 257 collisions on the A52, making it the 30th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
257
serious or fatal collisions
308
people killed or seriously injured
36
collisions that took a life
#30
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A52 carries 1,148 recorded injury collisions over the period, 257 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in East Lindsey, Boston, Rushcliffe, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 14% 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 2023 with 56 serious collisions, and the count is down 4% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A52
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
- East Lindsey40 KSI
- Boston32 KSI
- Rushcliffe30 KSI
- Derby26 KSI
- Stoke-on-Trent22 KSI
- South Kesteven20 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A52
2025: 51 (down 3.8% on the year before) · peak 56 in 2023 · -3.8% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A52
How many accidents happen on the A52?
Police recorded 1,148 injury collisions on the A52 over 2021–2025, of which 257 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 308 people killed or seriously injured, including 36 fatal collisions.
Is the A52 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 30 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 27 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 A52 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in East Lindsey, Boston, Rushcliffe. 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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