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A593 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 collisions on the A593 from 1979 to 2025, with 485 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 93 serious, and 10 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A593, level with 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
342
2,523rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
485
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
93
109 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 43% on 2024

Crash severity on the A593

On the A593, 2.6% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious9327%
  • Slight24070%

Where the A593 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,523rd
Most casualties
2,459th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,043rd

A593 accidents by year

Collisions on the A593 peaked at 15 in 1988 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A593, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025510
202457
202345
202258
202122
202033
2019613
201867
201777
201668
201568
201468
201369
201245
201167
201079
200977
200846
200744
20061020
2005810
2004816
200378
200279
200144
200047
199989
199847
1997812
19961017
199556
1994911
1993713
19921216
199158
19901315
19891018
19881521
198788
198677
19851418
1984711
19831117
19821423
1981811
19801115
1979915

When crashes happen on the A593

Sunday has the most collisions on the A593 (66), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (95).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.3%)
  • 6am to 9am23 (6.7%)
  • 9am to noon55 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm76 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm95 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm46 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight37 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.7%)
  • February12 (3.5%)
  • March16 (4.7%)
  • April38 (11%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July57 (17%)
  • August48 (14%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November16 (4.7%)
  • December9 (2.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight277 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A593 crashes

On the A593, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph75 (22%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph239 (70%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (68%)
  • Wet or damp103 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A593 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A593, followed by motorcyclists (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (26%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (61%)
  • Motorcycle115 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other20 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (22%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (60%)
  • Passenger169 (35%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A593

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A593

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A593 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A593 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has the most, with 336, followed by Cumberland (6).

Collisions on the A593 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness336478993
2ndCumberland6700

A593 crashes by town

Of the 342 collisions on the A593, 42 were in the built-up area of Ambleside.

Recent crashes on the A593

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A593, from 26 October 2019 to 28 November 2025.

Severity