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CA16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in the CA16 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 245 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
929
2,234th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,425
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
54 people killed
Serious collisions
245
344 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal414.4%
  • Serious24526%
  • Slight64369%

What the data shows

  • CA16 had 141 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 194 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in CA16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 145 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA16, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in CA16.

Where CA16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,234th
Most casualties
2,188th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
2,141st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (11%)
  • Wednesday106 (11%)
  • Thursday111 (12%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday174 (19%)
  • Sunday150 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting199 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway856 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph200 (22%)
  • 40 mph19 (2%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph611 (66%)
  • 70 mph76 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,012 (71%)
  • Pedestrian105 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant65 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA16 peaked at 32 in 2000; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
20241113
20231823
20221222
20211723
20201116
2019610
20182428
20171622
20161926
20152333
20141728
20131827
20122530
20111316
20101316
20091821
20082131
20072235
20062439
20052745
20042131
20033045
20022437
20011929
20003266
19992544
19982436
19971832
19961625
19952747
19941529
19931418
19922140
19912536
19902953
19892537
19881726
19871621
19861728
19852341
19841013
19832230
19822334
19812535
19802438
19792540

Map of recent crashes in CA16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA16

The 24 most recent collisions in CA16 happened between 25 August 2023 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA16

The A66 has the most collisions in CA16, 453 of 929 (49%), followed by the B6260 (128).

Collisions in CA16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6645378634112
2ndB6260128184137
3rdB654281103125
4thB6259101902
5thB65243302

Council areas covering CA16

Collisions in CA16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 925 of 929 (99.6%).

Collisions in CA16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness9251,42141244
2ndCumberland4401

Town in CA16

Of the 929 collisions in CA16, 170 (18%) were in Appleby-in-Westmorland.