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A4205 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 collisions on the A4205 from 1979 to 2025, with 770 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 122 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 8 collisions on the A4205, down 20% from 10 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
710
1,489th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
770
1.08 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
122
124 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4205

On the A4205, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight58282%

Where the A4205 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,489th
Most casualties
1,787th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,632nd

A4205 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4205 peaked at 29 in 1987 and were down to 8 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4205, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241010
20231010
202266
202166
202033
20191113
20181111
20171313
20161313
201579
20141111
20131011
2012813
201177
20101515
20091212
200877
20071515
200699
20051215
20041920
20032628
20022125
20012627
20002023
19991113
19981616
19971313
19962021
19951719
19941719
199388
19921923
19911617
19902021
19892021
19882528
19872932
19861920
19852020
19842626
19832024
19822629
19811924
19801010
19792325

When crashes happen on the A4205

Thursday has the most collisions on the A4205 (128), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (162).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday117 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (18%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am21 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am47 (6.6%)
  • 9am to noon154 (22%)
  • Noon to 3pm145 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm162 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm118 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight57 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.2%)
  • February55 (7.7%)
  • March67 (9.4%)
  • April48 (6.8%)
  • May59 (8.3%)
  • June54 (7.6%)
  • July83 (12%)
  • August55 (7.7%)
  • September59 (8.3%)
  • October69 (9.7%)
  • November66 (9.3%)
  • December51 (7.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight538 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4205 crashes

On the A4205, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph670 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other53 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (79%)
  • Wet or damp141 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (68%)
  • One way street or slip road145 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4205 crashes

Pedestrians make up 40% of the people killed or injured on the A4205, followed by bus or coach occupants (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian310 (40%)
  • Bus or coach occupant162 (21%)
  • Car occupant96 (12%)
  • Cyclist78 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (40%)
  • Bus or coach207 (21%)
  • Taxi or private hire car121 (12%)
  • Motorcycle94 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 55104 (14%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded79 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian310 (40%)
  • Driver or rider238 (31%)
  • Passenger222 (29%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4205

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4205

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4205 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A4205 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westminster has the most, with 706, followed by Wyre Forest (3).

Collisions on the A4205 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestminster7067656122
2ndWyre Forest3400

A4205 crashes by town

Of the 710 collisions on the A4205, 654 were in the built-up area of City of Westminster.

Recent crashes on the A4205

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4205, from 5 July 2023 to 9 October 2025.

Severity