Trunk A-road
A595 traffic and collisions
The A595 is a trunk A-road of 82.2 miles, from Westmorland and Furness to Cumberland. This page covers its traffic at 22 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 281m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 9,380 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 25,155 A597 to A596(T)
- HGV share 4.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +1.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 275 20.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A595?
On an average day in 2025, 9,380 vehicles passed each point on the A595, counting both directions. The busiest section is A597 to A596(T) (Cumberland), with 25,155 a day; the quietest listed is At A5093, with 1,651.
Busiest sections, 2025
A597 to A596(T) carries 2.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A597 to A596(T) Cumberland · 0.6 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 25,155 |
| Brewery Brow, Whitehaven to A597 Cumberland · 3.0 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 24,414 |
| A5094 to Brewery Brow Cumberland · 0.8 mi · HGVs 2.1% | 22,864 |
| A596 to A689 Cumberland · 3.8 mi · HGVs 6.0% | 18,943 |
| At B5295 Cumberland · 0.6 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 15,660 |
| At A5094 Cumberland · 1.6 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 15,641 |
| A5086 to Mirehouse Rd, Whitehaven Cumberland · 2.9 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 14,961 |
| Westrigg Rd to A7 Cumberland · 2.1 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 14,582 |
| Calder Bridge (Sellafield route) to A5086 Cumberland · 4.5 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 14,001 |
| A596 to A66(T) Cumberland · 3.5 mi · HGVs 6.6% | 13,322 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Westmorland and Furness to Cumberland · 82.2 miles
A595 traffic and collisions by section
21 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Show all 21 sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A590 to A5092Westmorland and Furness | 3,480 | 9 |
| 2 | A5092 to A593Westmorland and Furness | 7,264 | 7 |
| 3 | A593/A595 Junction to A5093/A595 JunctionWestmorland and Furness, Cumberland | 5,739 | 7 |
| 4 | At A5093Cumberland | 1,651 | 7 |
| 5 | A5093 to Calder Bridge (Sellafield route)Cumberland | 4,166 | 25 |
| 6 | Calder Bridge (Sellafield route) to A5086Cumberland | 14,001 | 12 |
| 7 | A5086 to Mirehouse Rd, WhitehavenCumberland | 14,961 | 28 |
| 8 | Mirehouse Rd to B5295Cumberland | 23,359 | 5 |
| 9 | At B5295Cumberland | 15,660 | 5 |
| 10 | B5295 to A5094Cumberland | 25,964 | fewer than 3 |
| 11 | At A5094Cumberland | 15,641 | 10 |
| 12 | A5094 to Brewery BrowCumberland | 22,864 | 7 |
| 13 | Brewery Brow, Whitehaven to A597Cumberland | 24,414 | 20 |
| 14 | A597 to A596(T)Cumberland | 25,155 | fewer than 3 |
| 15 | A596 to A66(T)Cumberland | 13,322 | 11 |
| 16 | A66 to A594Cumberland | 12,132 | 0 |
| 17 | A594 to A591Cumberland | 9,734 | 12 |
| 18 | A591 to ThursbyCumberland | 9,917 | 39 |
| 19 | A596 to A689Cumberland | 18,943 | 15 |
| 20 | A689 to Westrigg Rd, CarlisleCumberland | 9,944 | fewer than 3 |
| 21 | Westrigg Rd to A7Cumberland | 14,582 | 43 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A595 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A595 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 76.0% of the vehicle miles on the A595. HGVs account for 4.1%, rising to 6.6% on A596 to A66(T).
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A595 traffic trend
Traffic on the A595 came to 281 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 1.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 10.5% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 17.0% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 234m |
| 2001 | 238m |
| 2002 | 253m |
| 2003 | 257m |
| 2004 | 260m |
| 2005 | 263m |
| 2006 | 265m |
| 2007 | 259m |
| 2008 | 247m |
| 2009 | 250m |
| 2010 | 248m |
| 2011 | 250m |
| 2012 | 253m |
| 2013 | 242m |
| 2014 | 242m |
| 2015 | 246m |
| 2016 | 262m |
| 2017 | 265m |
| 2018 | 277m |
| 2019 | 282m |
| 2020 | 213m |
| 2021 | 242m |
| 2022 | 261m |
| 2023 | 272m |
| 2024 | 277m |
| 2025 | 281m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,872 |
| 2001 | 8,016 |
| 2002 | 8,497 |
| 2003 | 8,635 |
| 2004 | 8,760 |
| 2005 | 8,859 |
| 2006 | 8,861 |
| 2007 | 8,647 |
| 2008 | 8,271 |
| 2009 | 8,353 |
| 2010 | 8,279 |
| 2011 | 8,358 |
| 2012 | 8,458 |
| 2013 | 8,104 |
| 2014 | 8,106 |
| 2015 | 8,220 |
| 2016 | 8,757 |
| 2017 | 8,857 |
| 2018 | 9,241 |
| 2019 | 9,410 |
| 2020 | 7,130 |
| 2021 | 8,098 |
| 2022 | 8,713 |
| 2023 | 9,051 |
| 2024 | 9,215 |
| 2025 | 9,380 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years (80.5% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 6 of the 22 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A595 collisions
Police recorded 275 collisions with the A595 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 97 of them fatal or serious, including 7 fatal. That is 20.6 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.7 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 3.8% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 12 |
| 2022 | 44 | 25 |
| 2023 | 35 | 27 |
| 2024 | 26 | 16 |
| 2025 | 33 | 17 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| Westrigg Rd to A7 Cumberland · 43 collisions | 79.8 |
| A5086 to Mirehouse Rd, Whitehaven Cumberland · 28 collisions | 36.0 |
| At A5094 Cumberland · 10 collisions | 24.1 |
| A591 to Thursby Cumberland · 39 collisions | 22.8 |
| A5093 to Calder Bridge (Sellafield route) Cumberland · 25 collisions | 18.2 |
| Brewery Brow, Whitehaven to A597 Cumberland · 20 collisions | 17.0 |
| A596 to A66(T) Cumberland · 11 collisions | 13.8 |
| A596 to A689 Cumberland · 15 collisions | 12.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 32 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A595 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A595
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Westmorland and Furness
- Cumberland
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 22 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 275 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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