Road
Crashes on the A685
333 recorded collisions since 2000.
333
All crashes
11
Fatal
79
Serious
243
Slight
Since 2000 the A685 has seen 333 collisions, 11 of them fatal and 79 serious. That ranks it 1366th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 33 per 1,000 collisions, and 27% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 39% since 2000, from 18 to 11 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Westmorland and Furness, Lancaster and North Yorkshire.
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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.