Accidents have been caused by snowy conditions over the last 10 years

These are the top 10 safest cities to drive around in the snow

The Met Office has announced that we are expecting a cold front to come in this week, bringing freezing temperatures and even snow with it. This has caused a massive increase of 4,150% in searches for “Snow Met Office” as people search for information. 

Due to this the motoring experts at Motolegends analysed accident data to reveal the best and worst cities to drive in in the snow! They took a look at how many reported accidents have been caused by snowy conditions over the last 10 years. Did your city make the list? 

Whilst it is not safe or recommended to drive in the snow, sometimes it’s unavoidable. For this reason they started by looking at the cities that had the least reported accidents caused by snow! 

  1. Kingston-Upon-Thames - 12
  2. Southampton - 13
  3. Plymouth - 14 
  4. North Somerset - 14 
  5. Richmond - 15 
  6. Isle Of Wight - 16 
  7. Reading - 17 
  8. Bournemouth - 17 
  9. Portsmouth - 18 
  10. Newport - 18 

The Motolegends team didn’t stop there, making sure to highlight the most dangerous cities to travel by road, during snowy conditions. These are the top 10 worst cities.

  1. Kent - 499
  2. Lancashire - 341 
  3. Lincolnshire - 312
  4. North Yorkshire - 288 
  5. Staffordshire - 269
  6. Surrey - 267 
  7. Nottinghamshire - 264 
  8. Derbyshire - 254 
  9. Essex - 248
  10. Hertfordshire - 241 
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