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Keswick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Keswick, Cumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
371
1,368th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
438
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
70
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Keswick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29379%

What the data shows

  • Keswick had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 65 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Keswick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 76 children under 16 were killed or injured in Keswick, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Keswick.

Where Keswick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,368th
Most casualties
1,444th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,431st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph347 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian174 (40%)
  • Car occupant142 (32%)
  • Cyclist60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Keswick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Keswick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Keswick peaked at 19 in 1987; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
202346
202255
202111
202000
201988
20181111
20171111
201667
201555
201455
201389
201233
201144
201055
2009911
20081011
200799
2006710
200534
200478
200344
200299
200188
20001012
199989
199856
1997611
19961112
199557
199444
199377
1992911
19911012
1990914
19891111
19881617
19871924
19861013
19851016
19841818
1983710
19821013
19811317
19801114
19791420

Map of recent crashes in Keswick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Keswick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Keswick

The 24 most recent collisions in Keswick happened between 30 March 2019 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Keswick

The A5271 has the most collisions in Keswick, 124 of 371 (33%), followed by the A591 (45).

Collisions in Keswick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5271124150428
2ndA591455408
3rdB5289313808
4thB5359283213
5thA665500

Council areas covering Keswick

Collisions in Keswick were recorded in 2 council areas. Cumberland has 364 of 371 (98%).

Collisions in Keswick by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCumberland364431870
2ndWestmorland and Furness7700

Postcode district for Keswick

All 371 collisions in Keswick were in the CA12 postcode district.