Yorkshire and the Humber

  • The region’s highest-risk road is the A1077 Immingham/Barton-on-Humber
  • Another section of the A1077 between M181 and Barton-upon-Humber features as one of the busiest high-risk roads
  • A further three busy high-risk roads are highlighted: the A642 Wakefield to Huddersfield, the A646 Burnley to Halifax and the A65 Long Preston to M6 J36
  • It has higher than average risk roads, including the A169 Pickering to Whitby, which is one of the top 10 high risk roads where motorcycle crashes are included

North East

  • Just 3% of crashes occurred in the North-East, the region with the shortest network length overall. Traffic flow is lowest in the North-East carrying 3%.
  • The region’s highest-risk road is the A1086 between Hartlepool and Easlington

North West

  • This region has the UK’s most-persistent, highest-risk road section – nearly 12km of the A537 Macclesfield to Buxton, scene of 53 fatal and serious crashes between 2006-2010
  • On this section motorcyclists make up just 1% of traffic, but 70% of all crashes
  • resulting in death or serious injury
  • Two busy high-risk roads are highlighted: the A65 Long Preston to the M6; and the A646 Burnley to Halifax

East Midlands

  • Three of the 10 most improved roads are in the East Midlands: A52 Nottingham ring road to Bingham; A612 Nottingham to Newark: A52 Boston to Skegness
  • The highest-risk road in the region is the A5012 Pikehall to Matlock

West Midlands

  • Motorways and A roads in the West Midlands have traditionally been some of the lowest risk in the country. More than half of all travel is on lower-risk motorways or dual carriageways; the safety of single-carriageway roads is well above average.
  • The highest risk road in the region is the A451 Kidderminster to Stourbridge

Wales

  • The UK’s second-lowest traffic flow is in Wales, carrying just 6%
  • Wales’ highest-risk road is the A4076 from Haverfordwest to Milford Haven

Scotland

  • Scotland accounted for the greatest proportion of the motorway and A road network surveyed
  • Covering one-quarter of the total length (9,929km), this is equivalent to the South-East and South-West combined
  • Despite the overall size of the network, just 12% of all fatal and serious crashes occurred in Scotland
  • The vast majority of this network (87%) is single carriageway
  • Highest-risk road in Scotland is the A809 between Milngavie and Croftamie

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