The A58: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 310 people were killed or seriously injured in 264 collisions on the A58, making it the 27th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
264
serious or fatal collisions
310
people killed or seriously injured
24
collisions that took a life
#27
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A58 carries 913 recorded injury collisions over the period, 264 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Leeds, Calderdale, Rochdale, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 9%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 59 serious collisions, and the count is up 16% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A58
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Leeds74 KSI
- Calderdale50 KSI
- Rochdale41 KSI
- Bolton24 KSI
- Bury23 KSI
- Wigan22 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A58
2025: 59 (up 13.5% on the year before) · peak 59 in 2025 · +15.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A58
How many accidents happen on the A58?
Police recorded 913 injury collisions on the A58 over 2021–2025, of which 264 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 310 people killed or seriously injured, including 24 fatal collisions.
Is the A58 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 27 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 24 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A58 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Leeds, Calderdale, Rochdale. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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