Road
Crashes on the A591
925 recorded collisions since 2000.
925
All crashes
37
Fatal
203
Serious
685
Slight
Since 2000 the A591 has seen 925 collisions, 37 of them fatal and 203 serious. That ranks it 538th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 40 per 1,000 collisions, and 26% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 53% since 2000, from 59 to 28 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland.
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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.