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A30 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 28,415 collisions on the A30 from 1979 to 2025, with 42,060 casualties. Of those crashes, 836 were fatal and 5,535 serious, and 944 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 335 collisions on the A30, up 12% from 298 in 2024, with 476 casualties.

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Collisions since 1979
28,415
18th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
42,060
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
836
944 people killed
Serious collisions
5,535
7,318 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
335
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
476
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity on the A30

On the A30, 2.9% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal8362.9%
  • Serious5,53519%
  • Slight22,04478%

Where the A30 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
18th
Most casualties
16th
Most fatal collisions
8th
Most serious collisions
13th

A30 accidents by year

Collisions on the A30 peaked at 889 in 1979 and were down to 335 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A30, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 335
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025335476
2024298412
2023301437
2022325515
2021340505
2020278392
2019367550
2018405618
2017405617
2016439656
2015464689
2014470672
2013444642
2012484710
2011447678
2010431632
2009466684
2008477717
2007586845
2006590874
2005644925
2004631908
2003637921
2002667967
2001622901
2000636942
1999669976
19987331,131
19977331,068
19966731,001
19957141,048
19947201,115
1993667937
19927271,072
19917471,098
19908531,232
19897881,166
19888051,170
19878371,336
19868201,200
19857681,121
19848541,258
19837661,099
19828551,298
19818001,204
19808081,266
19798891,379

When crashes happen on the A30

Friday has the most collisions on the A30 (4,919), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (6,702).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,811 (13%)
  • Tuesday3,905 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,931 (14%)
  • Thursday4,126 (15%)
  • Friday4,919 (17%)
  • Saturday4,288 (15%)
  • Sunday3,435 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am976 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am556 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am3,740 (13%)
  • 9am to noon4,531 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm5,374 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm6,702 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4,040 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight2,496 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,059 (7.2%)
  • February1,894 (6.7%)
  • March2,147 (7.6%)
  • April2,138 (7.5%)
  • May2,374 (8.4%)
  • June2,373 (8.4%)
  • July2,609 (9.2%)
  • August2,853 (10%)
  • September2,658 (9.4%)
  • October2,505 (8.8%)
  • November2,390 (8.4%)
  • December2,415 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight21,013 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,969 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,925 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown339 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit161 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A30 crashes

On the A30, 36% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph42 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph5,923 (21%)
  • 40 mph5,244 (18%)
  • 50 mph2,101 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph10,251 (36%)
  • 70 mph4,848 (17%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,372 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,929 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds697 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds512 (1.8%)
  • Other1,537 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded368 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,431 (65%)
  • Wet or damp9,180 (32%)
  • Frost or ice523 (1.8%)
  • Snow136 (0.5%)
  • Other118 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,056 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway8,835 (31%)
  • Roundabout2,894 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road462 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded168 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A30 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A30, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,922 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist4,705 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1,861 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist1,594 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,502 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)630 (1.5%)
  • Other843 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42,457 (76%)
  • Motorcycle4,620 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,961 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,446 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,633 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle446 (0.8%)
  • Other884 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5690 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10964 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151,366 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 206,863 (16%)
  • 21 to 255,927 (14%)
  • 26 to 358,087 (19%)
  • 36 to 456,011 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,781 (11%)
  • 56 to 653,360 (8%)
  • 66 to 752,064 (4.9%)
  • Over 751,352 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded595 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,158 (65%)
  • Passenger13,041 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,861 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A30

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A30

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A30 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A30 were recorded in 21 council areas. Cornwall has the most, with 6,717, followed by Surrey Heath (2,800) and Somerset (2,451).

Collisions on the A30 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall6,71710,4392521,250
2ndSurrey Heath2,8004,01429454
3rdSomerset2,4513,46275515
4thEast Devon1,9453,08784446
5thBasingstoke and Deane1,9412,72955475
6thHart1,7332,41352384
7thWiltshire1,6692,56541321
8thSpelthorne1,5982,18533231
9thHounslow1,5172,11230250
10thWest Devon1,4312,29847286
11thRunnymede1,3641,84125228
12thDorset1,1741,75442269
13thTest Valley56689825171
14thHillingdon362512446
15thTeignbridge3215341677
16thExeter263365226
17thWindsor and Maidenhead228321432
18thMid Devon1362411332
19thWinchester100151528
20thTorridge214114
21stElmbridge182504

A30 crashes by town

Collisions on the A30 were recorded in 36 towns and built-up areas, led by Camberley (1,350) and Hounslow (903).

Recent crashes on the A30

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A30, from 5 December to 31 December 2025.

Severity