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Kendal road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,528 road traffic collisions in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 447 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,528
387th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,938
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
27 people killed
Serious collisions
447
467 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kendal

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal271.1%
  • Serious44718%
  • Slight2,05481%

What the data shows

  • Kendal had 258 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 455 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Kendal were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 540 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kendal, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Kendal.

Where Kendal ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
387th
Most casualties
408th
Most fatal collisions
380th
Most serious collisions
368th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday365 (14%)
  • Tuesday382 (15%)
  • Wednesday425 (17%)
  • Thursday398 (16%)
  • Friday427 (17%)
  • Saturday330 (13%)
  • Sunday201 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,965 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit522 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,867 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road562 (22%)
  • Roundabout42 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,343 (93%)
  • 40 mph99 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,889 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds436 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other57 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,120 (38%)
  • Pedestrian834 (28%)
  • Cyclist498 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kendal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kendal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kendal peaked at 92 in 1986; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252020
20242528
20231314
20222324
20211518
20201717
20192933
20183340
20174146
20164244
20153640
20144856
20134048
20123748
20113435
20104044
20094862
20086386
20075869
20065162
20055265
20045159
20035156
20025566
20016179
20006480
19997385
19988499
19977695
19967687
19957786
19946068
19936885
19926073
19915962
19906775
19895464
19887078
19878294
198692109
19856973
19847075
19837681
19826876
19816881
19808193
19795160

Map of recent crashes in Kendal

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kendal

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kendal

The 24 most recent collisions in Kendal happened between 13 November 2024 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kendal

The A6 has the most collisions in Kendal, 812 of 2,528 (32%), followed by the A65 (364).

Collisions in Kendal on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68129499136
2ndA65364425672
3rdA5284184222536
4thA68594111020
5thA6846693112
6thB6254283207
7thB52844501
8thA5913300

Council area for Kendal

Kendal is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kendal accounts for 6.6% of them.

Postcode district for Kendal

All 2,528 collisions in Kendal were in the LA9 postcode district.