Road
Crashes on the A489
619 recorded collisions since 2000.
619
All crashes
19
Fatal
142
Serious
458
Slight
Since 2000 the A489 has seen 619 collisions, 19 of them fatal and 142 serious. That ranks it 767th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 30.7 per 1,000 collisions, and 26% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 70% since 2000, from 43 to 13 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Powys, Shropshire and Stockton-on-Tees.
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Crashes by year
2000–20246040200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.