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Kirkby Stephen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness, from 1981 to 2025, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1981
101
2,823rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
125
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
21
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kirkby Stephen

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2121%
  • Slight7877%

What the data shows

  • Kirkby Stephen had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Kirkby Stephen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Kirkby Stephen are between noon and 3pm, with 31% of collisions.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kirkby Stephen, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Kirkby Stephen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,823rd
Most casualties
2,827th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday19 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (91%)
  • Roundabout5 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph94 (93%)
  • 60 mph6 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant65 (52%)
  • Pedestrian30 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kirkby Stephen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirkby Stephen, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in Kirkby Stephen peaked at 8 in 1999; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202356
202200
202133
202000
201923
201822
201700
201622
201533
201400
201311
201211
201166
201011
200911
200833
200722
200622
200546
2004610
200358
200246
200123
200024
1999812
199822
199711
199611
199522
199411
199311
199211
199111
199011
198958
198833
198700
198633
198544
198422
198322
198222
198112

Map of recent crashes in Kirkby Stephen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kirkby Stephen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kirkby Stephen

The 24 most recent collisions in Kirkby Stephen happened between 4 September 2011 and 21 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kirkby Stephen

The A685 has the most collisions in Kirkby Stephen, 73 of 101 (72%), followed by the B6259 (4).

Collisions in Kirkby Stephen on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6857393214
2ndB62594402

Council area for Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kirkby Stephen accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Kirkby Stephen

All 101 collisions in Kirkby Stephen were in the CA17 postcode district.