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A116 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 collisions on the A116 from 1979 to 2025, with 700 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 100 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A116, down 75% from 4 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
518
1,910th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
700
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
100
126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024

Crash severity on the A116

On the A116, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight41280%

Where the A116 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,910th
Most casualties
1,920th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,914th

A116 accidents by year

Collisions on the A116 peaked at 30 in 1990 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A116, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202444
202333
202266
202134
202034
201955
201855
201734
201645
201534
201411
201345
201247
201144
20101111
200936
200844
2007711
20061012
200588
2004811
2003812
20021520
20011219
20001625
19991820
19981623
19971114
19961524
19951111
19941622
19931316
19921424
19911521
19903046
19891417
19881418
19871319
1986710
19852329
19842332
19831825
19822535
19811520
19802631
19792642

When crashes happen on the A116

Saturday has the most collisions on the A116 (96), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (117).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (12%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (19%)
  • Sunday79 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am23 (4.4%)
  • 3am to 6am19 (3.7%)
  • 6am to 9am65 (13%)
  • 9am to noon57 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm86 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm117 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm84 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight67 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.3%)
  • February44 (8.5%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May40 (7.7%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July35 (6.8%)
  • August46 (8.9%)
  • September47 (9.1%)
  • October42 (8.1%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December36 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight348 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A116 crashes

On the A116, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph509 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other65 (13%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (66%)
  • Wet or damp166 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (84%)
  • Roundabout26 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded44 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A116 crashes

Car occupants make up 66% of the people killed or injured on the A116, followed by pedestrians (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (14%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 4585 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (57%)
  • Passenger226 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A116

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A116

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A116 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A116 were recorded in 2 council areas. Redbridge has the most, with 263, followed by Newham (251).

Collisions on the A116 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedbridge263358352
2ndNewham251336348

A116 crashes by town

Collisions on the A116 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Redbridge (115) and Newham (64).

Recent crashes on the A116

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A116, from 27 January 2019 to 5 September 2025.

Severity