Road file

The A587

The A587 carries 3.2 times the national average rate of motorcyclist killed-or-seriously-injured casualties, per mile ridden.

Figures for the A587

Rate

6,889

motorcyclist KSI per billion vehicle miles, over 0.002bn miles ridden

95% interval

3,439 to 12,327

national average 2,170

Compared with the national average

3.17x

the whole interval sits above it

Killed or seriously injured

11

2021-2025, of which 0 killed

Exposure

0.002bn

motorcycle vehicle miles ridden on this road over the five years

All casualties

Not published

all-severity total is published only for the headline tables

This finding rests on a small number of casualties: 11 killed or seriously injured over five years, fewer than 20. The true rate could sit anywhere between 3,439 and 12,327 per billion vehicle miles. Read it as a signal, not a settled figure.

Count against rate

Britain's danger rankings usually count casualties, which rewards long, busy roads. The A587 is 322th by count of 1,710 ranked roads, and 198th by rate — above average once the 0.002 billion miles ridden on it are taken into account. See the full ranking.

The A587 on the map

The road as mapped, with the motorcycle collisions recorded on it between 2021 and 2025.

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Plan a ride on the A587

Cyclists

Method and source

Motorcyclist casualties on this road from DfT STATS19, 2021-2025, divided by motorcycle traffic on the same road from the DfT annual average daily flow counts. KSI means killed or seriously injured. The interval is the 95% confidence interval on the rate; a rate is never shown without the miles it was divided by. We publish a page for a road only where that interval clears the national average of 2,170 KSI per billion vehicle miles, so roads that cannot be told apart from average have no page.

DfT STATS19 casualty and collision files 2021-2025, and DfT AADF traffic counts 2021-2025, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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