Road
Crashes on the A597
288 recorded collisions since 2000.
288
All crashes
2
Fatal
31
Serious
255
Slight
Since 2000 the A597 has seen 288 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 31 serious. That ranks it 1534th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 6.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 11% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 54% since 2000, from 13 to 6 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Cumberland.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.