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A65

A65 Traffic News

A65 Road · Leeds → Kendal

A65 traffic at 01:49 on Monday 12 October: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes.

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🟢 A-road Clear 🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks ⏱ Updated 01:49
69 miles long
Regions: Yorkshire, North West
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⚠️ Most Dangerous A65 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A65 has 447 recorded collisions at 8 collision hotspots, involving 581 casualties (13 fatal). Take extra care here.

#1
nr Settle
73 collisions · 117 casualties · 5 fatal · 22 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
nr Kendal
62 collisions · 81 casualties · 3 fatal · 21 serious
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#3
nr Shipley
65 collisions · 78 casualties · 2 fatal · 18 serious
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#4
nr Skipton
37 collisions · 45 casualties · 2 fatal · 8 serious
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#5
nr Ilkley
59 collisions · 79 casualties · 1 fatal · 24 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
nr Leeds
128 collisions · 150 casualties · 37 serious
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❓ A65 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the A65 closed today?

Any A65 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Q: Is there traffic on the A65 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the A65, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

Q: What is the worst time to use the A65?

The A65 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (16:30–18:30) on weekdays.

Q: Are there roadworks on the A65 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the A65 are listed above and at /traffic/a65/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

Q: What roads connect to the A65?

The A65 connects to: A58, A59, A629, M6, A590, A6.

📊 A65 Status Summary

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ℹ️ A65 Road Details

Length
69 miles
From
Leeds
To
Kendal
Type
A-road
AM Rush
07:00–09:00
PM Rush
16:30–18:30

📍 Key A65 Locations

Ilkley Skipton Settle Ingleton Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal

🔗 Roads Connecting to the A65

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