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CA10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,185 road traffic collisions in the CA10 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,945 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 128 were fatal and 748 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 41% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,185
1,227th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,945
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
128
150 people killed
Serious collisions
748
1,030 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CA10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1284%
  • Serious74823%
  • Slight2,30972%

What the data shows

  • CA10 had 386 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 609 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CA10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 388 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA10, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in CA10.

Where CA10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,227th
Most casualties
1,013th
Most fatal collisions
128th
Most serious collisions
851st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday432 (14%)
  • Tuesday402 (13%)
  • Wednesday401 (13%)
  • Thursday431 (14%)
  • Friday514 (16%)
  • Saturday497 (16%)
  • Sunday508 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,332 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting750 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,979 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway1,083 (34%)
  • Roundabout92 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph287 (9%)
  • 40 mph148 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,546 (49%)
  • 70 mph1,188 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,218 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds506 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds150 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.9%)
  • Other73 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,496 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist412 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)315 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant283 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian147 (3%)
  • Cyclist92 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA10 peaked at 109 in 1997; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254149
20242939
20233242
20222843
20214761
20203346
20192536
20185378
20175377
20164561
20156192
20145788
20134466
20124166
20115582
20105883
20096289
200860104
200783119
200688137
200596140
200484143
200381121
200286139
200164101
2000105210
199993141
1998102150
1997109175
1996100156
199573121
199473116
199369106
19926487
199170105
199088151
198993147
198869105
198770126
198680130
198575119
198475118
19836299
198278123
198176118
198083133
197972107

Map of recent crashes in CA10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA10

The 24 most recent collisions in CA10 happened between 3 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA10

The M6 has the most collisions in CA10, 1,033 of 3,185 (32%), followed by the A66 (564).

Collisions in CA10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM61,0331,71853242
2ndA6656495529119
3rdA63825621698
4thA686189256350
5thB5320101147426
6thA68594151325
7thB62606096115
8thB64124165011
9thB62614057110
10thB64133846010
11thA592122303
12thA5953400

Council areas covering CA10

Collisions in CA10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 3,162 of 3,185 (99%).

Collisions in CA10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness3,1624,909127743
2ndCumberland233615

Town in CA10

Of the 3,185 collisions in CA10, 2 (0.1%) were in Penrith.