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Appleby-in-Westmorland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
170
2,129th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
208
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
46
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Appleby-in-Westmorland

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4627%
  • Slight12272%

What the data shows

  • Appleby-in-Westmorland had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Appleby-in-Westmorland, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Where Appleby-in-Westmorland ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,129th
Most casualties
2,222nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,829th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday15 (8.8%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (24%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph161 (95%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant85 (41%)
  • Pedestrian75 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (13%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Appleby-in-Westmorland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Appleby-in-Westmorland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland peaked at 10 in 1981; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202435
202333
202200
202100
202011
201922
201888
201700
201622
201544
201455
201323
201222
201133
201046
200911
200833
2007610
2006610
200533
200445
200389
200222
200133
200057
199945
199835
199712
199611
1995810
199439
199311
199245
199166
199046
198956
198833
198722
198656
198555
198433
198333
198244
19811012
1980910
197967

Map of recent crashes in Appleby-in-Westmorland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Appleby-in-Westmorland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Appleby-in-Westmorland

The 24 most recent collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland happened between 1 December 2014 and 6 August 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Appleby-in-Westmorland

The B6260 has the most collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland, 60 of 170 (35%), followed by the B6542 (51).

Collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB62606071016
2ndB65425160117
3rdA66131504
4thB65243302

Council area for Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Appleby-in-Westmorland accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Appleby-in-Westmorland

All 170 collisions in Appleby-in-Westmorland were in the CA16 postcode district.