Road
Crashes on the A66
3,336 recorded collisions since 2000.
3,336
All crashes
128
Fatal
599
Serious
2,609
Slight
Since 2000 the A66 has seen 3,336 collisions, 128 of them fatal and 599 serious. That ranks it 110th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 38.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 22% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 61% since 2000, from 200 to 77 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Westmorland and Furness, Cumberland and Middlesbrough.
Worst local authorities on the A66
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- Westmorland and Furness968 crashes · 49 fatal
- Cumberland592 crashes · 31 fatal
- Middlesbrough522 crashes · 3 fatal
- Stockton-on-Tees357 crashes · 15 fatal
- North Yorkshire344 crashes · 13 fatal
- Darlington257 crashes · 4 fatal
- County Durham167 crashes · 12 fatal
- Redcar and Cleveland140 crashes · 1 fatal
- Central Bedfordshire1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Blackburn with Darwen1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–2024200150100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.