Road
Crashes on the A589
769 recorded collisions since 2000.
769
All crashes
5
Fatal
153
Serious
611
Slight
Since 2000 the A589 has seen 769 collisions, 5 of them fatal and 153 serious. That ranks it 642nd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 6.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 21% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 61% since 2000, from 41 to 16 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Lancaster and Fylde.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.