Ambleside road traffic accidents
Ambleside recorded 140 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 221 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 221
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 221
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ambleside
Roads in Ambleside
Postcode districts in Ambleside
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ambleside
Road collision statistics for Ambleside
Collisions recorded
140
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
221
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
23
19.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ambleside
Collisions in Ambleside are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (20% of the total), with 12.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70% of recorded collisions in Ambleside happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ambleside have produced 221 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 21 collisions, Monday 19 collisions, Tuesday 11 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 14 collisions, Friday 27 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 122 collisions, Darkness 18 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 98 collisions, One way street 27 collisions, One way street/Slip road 14 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 127 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 110 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 70 casualties, Passenger 83 casualties, Pedestrian 68 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ambleside
How many road accidents have there been in Ambleside?
140 collisions have been recorded in Ambleside in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 221 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ambleside were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 23 were serious — 19.3% of all recorded collisions in Ambleside resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ambleside?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Ambleside, accounting for 20% of them, and 12.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ambleside happen on?
70% of collisions in Ambleside are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ambleside?
Pedestrians make up 30.8% of the 221 casualties recorded in Ambleside.
Is road safety in Ambleside getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ambleside fell 25% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Ambleside come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ambleside cover 1999 to 2025.