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CA17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in the CA17 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 303 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,070
2,175th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,680
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
50 people killed
Serious collisions
303
415 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CA17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal474.4%
  • Serious30328%
  • Slight72067%

What the data shows

  • CA17 had 129 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 188 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in CA17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 159 children under 16 were killed or injured in CA17, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in CA17.

Where CA17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,175th
Most casualties
2,113th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,997th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (11%)
  • Friday165 (15%)
  • Saturday170 (16%)
  • Sunday196 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting252 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway869 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph159 (15%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph678 (63%)
  • 70 mph208 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds653 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist38 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Other33 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,218 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)100 (6%)
  • Van occupant72 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian65 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CA17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CA17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CA17 peaked at 40 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
20241416
20231214
20221217
20211417
202089
20191217
20181420
20171929
20161623
20152125
20141013
20131527
20121929
20112431
20101521
20092240
20081419
20072637
20062235
20053049
20042945
20032440
20023872
20011828
20001937
19993352
19982939
19972232
19962336
19952737
19942540
19933157
19922738
19913866
19903157
19893253
19884061
19872441
19863661
19853763
19842855
19831925
19821620
19812437
19802645
19792742

Map of recent crashes in CA17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CA17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CA17

The 24 most recent collisions in CA17 happened between 27 August 2023 and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CA17

The A66 has the most collisions in CA17, 430 of 1,070 (40%), followed by the A685 (376).

Collisions in CA17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6643071029119
2ndA68537659712101
3rdB62594869118
4thA6833452313
5thB62762732114
6thB6270121906

Council areas covering CA17

Collisions in CA17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 1,057 of 1,070 (99%).

Collisions in CA17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness1,0571,66047300
2ndCumberland6802
3rdCounty Durham51001

Town in CA17

Of the 1,070 collisions in CA17, 101 (9.4%) were in Kirkby Stephen.