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A580 Blackspot analysis

Blackspot · 408 combined incidents · 10 fatal · Showing full road data

408Police Collisions
10Fatal
92Serious
550Casualties
0NH Incidents
408Combined
UKTU Danger Score
81
out of 100
Worse than most

Ranked 140 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions by recorded harm.

A ranking of our own records, not a risk-per-vehicle measure and not an official safety assessment. Collisions are weighted by outcome: one fatal counts for 50 slight collisions, one serious for 8.

📍 Each pin marks an actual police-recorded collision location · Zoom in and click for details

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81
out of 100
Worse

What the record shows

A580 ranks 140 of 737 UK roads with 100+ recorded collisions — worse than 81% of them by recorded harm. Of the 408 collisions on record, 10 fatal and 92 serious.

Fatal: 10 (2.5%) Serious: 92 (22.5%) Slight: 306 (75%) 408 collisions
Fatal 10 2.5%
Serious 92 22.5%
Slight 306 75%

When it happens

Is there a pattern in time?

Collisions by year3 years on record
67 23
76 24
57 25
By month
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
By dayBusiest: Tuesday
27 M
33 T
32 W
30 T
26 F
26 S
26 S

What was present

Conditions recorded by police at the scene — most commonly fine no high winds

Weather
Fine no high winds77%
Raining no high winds16%
Fine + high winds2%
Raining + high winds2%
Unknown1%
Road surface
Dry71%
Wet or damp27%
Unknown3%
Frost or ice1%
Light
Daylight61%
Darkness - lights lit37%
Darkness - no lighting2%
Darkness - lights unlit1%
Speed limit where collisions occurred
20mph
3
30mph
73
40mph
65
50mph
21
60mph
38

Police collision records

Showing the 50 most recent of 408 DfT STATS19 police-recorded collisions on the A580. Tap a row for its conditions. Open shows the full police record – vehicles, drivers, casualties – for 1 credit (slight), 2 (serious) or 3 (fatal); records you have opened say so.

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Data Sources: DfT STATS19 police-recorded collision data and National Highways incident data, both under Open Government Licence v3.0. This is historical DfT statistical data — not an official police report. Blackspot classification is algorithmic and not an official safety assessment. © 2026 UK Traffic Updates.