The A59: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 260 people were killed or seriously injured in 232 collisions on the A59, making it the 33th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
232
serious or fatal collisions
260
people killed or seriously injured
14
collisions that took a life
#33
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A59 carries 829 recorded injury collisions over the period, 232 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Liverpool, North Yorkshire, Preston, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 6%, 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 58 serious collisions, and the count is up 49% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A59
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
- Liverpool39 KSI
- North Yorkshire36 KSI
- Preston35 KSI
- West Lancashire26 KSI
- Ribble Valley24 KSI
- South Ribble19 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A59
2025: 58 (up 34.9% on the year before) · peak 58 in 2025 · +48.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A59
How many accidents happen on the A59?
Police recorded 829 injury collisions on the A59 over 2021–2025, of which 232 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 260 people killed or seriously injured, including 14 fatal collisions.
Is the A59 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 33 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 30 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 A59 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Liverpool, North Yorkshire, Preston. 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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