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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A590 — 6 January 2020 to 21 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
229Total Collisions
8Fatal
305Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
63
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 229 police-recorded collisions on the A590 between 6 January 2020 and 21 December 2025. The data is sourced from the Department for Transport STATS19 dataset and reflects incidents reported to police forces across England and Wales.

Of these collisions, 8 were fatal (3.5%), 79 were serious (34.5%), and 142 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 305 casualties were recorded across 417 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 63/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

229Collisions
8Fatal
79Serious
142Slight
305Casualties
52mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 27 to 38

2020
27
36 cas
2021 (3F)
37
51 cas
2022 (1F)
37
53 cas
2023 (1F)
49
65 cas
2024 (2F)
41
52 cas
2025 (1F)
38
48 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
169
Raining no high wind
41
Other
7
Raining + high winds
5
Snowing no high wind
2
Fine + high winds
1

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
135
Wet or damp
78
Frost or ice
11
Flood over 3cm
2

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
164
Darkness - no lighting
38
Darkness - lights lit
25
Darkness - lighting un
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

60mph
77
30mph
57
70mph
55
40mph
30
50mph
10
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
22
22
Mon
42
42
Tue
34
34
Wed
27
27
Thu
42
42
Fri
41
41
Sat
21
21
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
302
302
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
44
44
Motorcycle over 500cc
18
18
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
11
11
Pedal cycle
10
10
Motorcycle 125cc and under
8
8
Goods 7.5t and over
4
4
Motorcycle 50cc and under
4
4
7. Fatal Collision Records (8)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025031572330 01 Apr 2025 17:17 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024031400973 21 Jan 2024 15:25 Not at junction 60mph Raining + high winds 1 2
2024031393911 02 Jan 2024 09:02 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2023031362392 12 Oct 2023 06:15 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2022031254875 16 Dec 2022 15:45 Not at junction 70mph Other 1 2
2021031106224 04 Nov 2021 17:48 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2021031073287 03 Aug 2021 12:08 Unknown 70mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2021031055122 12 Jun 2021 15:11 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 1 1