Penrith road traffic accidents
Penrith recorded 553 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 652 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 22% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 66
- Casualties
- 652
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 66
- Casualties
- 652
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Penrith
Roads in Penrith
Postcode districts in Penrith
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Penrith
Road collision statistics for Penrith
Collisions recorded
553
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
652
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
66
13.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Penrith
Collisions in Penrith are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.5% of the total), with 26.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
76.3% of recorded collisions in Penrith happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Penrith have produced 652 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.9% 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 49 collisions, Monday 83 collisions, Tuesday 97 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 75 collisions, Friday 90 collisions, Saturday 79 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 408 collisions, Darkness 145 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 422 collisions, Roundabout 42 collisions, One way street 41 collisions, Dual carriageway 26 collisions, One way street/Slip road 15 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 45 collisions, 30 mph 458 collisions, 40 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 18 collisions, 70 mph 15 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 425 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Unknown 24 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 351 casualties, Passenger 93 casualties, Pedestrian 208 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Penrith
How many road accidents have there been in Penrith?
553 collisions have been recorded in Penrith in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 652 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Penrith were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 66 were serious — 13.7% of all recorded collisions in Penrith resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Penrith?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Penrith, accounting for 17.5% of them, and 26.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Penrith happen on?
76.3% of collisions in Penrith are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Penrith?
Pedestrians make up 31.9% of the 652 casualties recorded in Penrith.
Is road safety in Penrith getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Penrith rose 22% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Penrith 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 Penrith cover 1999 to 2025.