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Penrith road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,123 road traffic collisions in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,123
697th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,321
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
14 people killed
Serious collisions
177
187 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Penrith

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious17716%
  • Slight93383%

What the data shows

  • Penrith had 135 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 226 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Penrith were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 236 children under 16 were killed or injured in Penrith, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Penrith.

Where Penrith ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
697th
Most casualties
721st
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
760th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday189 (17%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday152 (14%)
  • Friday203 (18%)
  • Saturday165 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight838 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway914 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road126 (11%)
  • Roundabout44 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph991 (88%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian476 (36%)
  • Car occupant464 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (14%)
  • Cyclist146 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Penrith road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Penrith, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Penrith peaked at 38 in 1986; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251111
202488
20231010
20221617
20211517
202099
20191214
20182131
20171821
20161519
20152425
20141622
201389
20121414
20112938
20102330
20092324
20082529
20073136
20063343
20052427
20042727
20032735
20022731
20012634
20001316
19993238
19982630
19973034
19963035
19952130
19943340
19932833
19922933
19912122
19902531
19893033
19883742
19872933
19863846
19853134
19843640
19833442
19823139
19813441
19802324
19792024

Map of recent crashes in Penrith

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Penrith

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Penrith

The 24 most recent collisions in Penrith happened between 23 June 2023 and 8 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Penrith

The A6 has the most collisions in Penrith, 323 of 1,123 (29%), followed by the A592 (139).

Collisions in Penrith on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6323382656
2ndA592139159123
3rdB5288486718
4thA686283626
5thM6102101
6thA666702

Council areas covering Penrith

Collisions in Penrith were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 1,118 of 1,123 (99.6%).

Collisions in Penrith by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness1,1181,31613176
2ndCumberland5501

Postcode district for Penrith

Of the 1,123 collisions in Penrith, 1,121 (99.8%) were in the CA11 postcode district.