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A5000 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 collisions on the A5000 from 1979 to 2025, with 86 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A5000, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
73
4,324th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
86
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
9
10 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A5000

None of the 73 collisions on the A5000 were fatal, and 12% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious912%
  • Slight6488%

Where the A5000 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,324th
Most casualties
4,426th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,674th

A5000 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5000 peaked at 6 in 1981 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5000, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202200
202111
202012
201912
201823
201711
201623
201511
201400
201300
201222
201111
201000
200911
200811
200711
200623
200512
200422
200300
200200
200111
200000
199922
199811
199711
199633
199555
199423
199311
199200
199100
199023
198911
198858
198744
198633
198522
198422
198323
198233
198167
198011
197944

When crashes happen on the A5000

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A5000 (15), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (19).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (21%)
  • Wednesday14 (19%)
  • Thursday9 (12%)
  • Friday14 (19%)
  • Saturday10 (14%)
  • Sunday2 (2.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (15%)
  • 9am to noon7 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (26%)
  • 3pm to 6pm19 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.8%)
  • February7 (9.6%)
  • March3 (4.1%)
  • April4 (5.5%)
  • May5 (6.8%)
  • June5 (6.8%)
  • July7 (9.6%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September4 (5.5%)
  • October9 (12%)
  • November7 (9.6%)
  • December9 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight58 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5000 crashes

On the A5000, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 75% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph68 (93%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other12 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (75%)
  • Wet or damp17 (23%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5000 crashes

Car occupants make up 38% of the people killed or injured on the A5000, followed by pedestrians (29%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant33 (38%)
  • Pedestrian25 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (16%)
  • Cyclist8 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car82 (69%)
  • Motorcycle15 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (7%)
  • 11 to 157 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2010 (12%)
  • 21 to 255 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3517 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (10%)
  • 46 to 558 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (10%)
  • Over 756 (7%)
  • Not recorded6 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider47 (55%)
  • Pedestrian25 (29%)
  • Passenger14 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5000

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5000

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5000 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5000 were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnet has the most, with 69, followed by Stoke-on-Trent (3).

Collisions on the A5000 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnet698109
2ndStoke-on-Trent3400

A5000 crashes by town

Of the 73 collisions on the A5000, 58 were in the built-up area of Barnet.

Recent crashes on the A5000

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5000, from 3 February 1999 to 1 December 2025.

Severity