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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,138 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025, and 12,710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 121 were fatal and 1,974 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 95 collisions, up 34% on 2024 (71), and casualties rose from 100 to 116.

District council until April 2023, now part of Westmorland and Furness. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,138
Casualties
12,710
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
121
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
95
Up 34% on 2024

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness

1.2% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1211.2%
  • Serious1,97419%
  • Slight8,04379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1361.1%
  • Serious2,21017%
  • Slight10,36482%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barrow-in-Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. In 2025 there were 95, up 34% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 95
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202595116
202471100
202391111
20227687
20217082
202087105
2019122136
2018149182
2017147184
2016149180
2015144176
2014157197
2013118141
2012124155
2011120155
2010126170
2009157214
2008179240
2007181236
2006193236
2005197256
2004232305
2003264352
2002247346
2001244323
2000228307
1999260356
1998267337
1997239306
1996245302
1995273330
1994261339
1993235287
1992243317
1991253320
1990278335
1989283334
1988290335
1987307365
1986342413
1985342420
1984371435
1983325403
1982354444
1981321396
1980325398
1979356446

When and where crashes happen in Barrow-in-Furness

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,460 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,490 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,556 (15%)
  • Thursday1,617 (16%)
  • Friday1,807 (18%)
  • Saturday1,248 (12%)
  • Sunday960 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59333 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5996 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,015 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,212 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,058 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,673 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59801 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January768 (7.6%)
  • February748 (7.4%)
  • March837 (8.3%)
  • April793 (7.8%)
  • May820 (8.1%)
  • June860 (8.5%)
  • July806 (8%)
  • August882 (8.7%)
  • September896 (8.8%)
  • October905 (8.9%)
  • November974 (9.6%)
  • December849 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,571 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,164 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting302 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,769 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,389 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds277 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds231 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds54 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other199 (2%)
  • Not recorded172 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,865 (68%)
  • Wet or damp3,057 (30%)
  • Frost or ice138 (1.4%)
  • Snow50 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph140 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph7,974 (79%)
  • 40 mph625 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,261 (12%)
  • 70 mph98 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,076 (90%)
  • Roundabout468 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway329 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road185 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,687 (45%)
  • Pedestrian2,458 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist2,150 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,754 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant254 (2%)
  • Van occupant165 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant86 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant48 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant46 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5428 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10777 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 151,043 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 202,606 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,408 (11%)
  • 26 to 351,938 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,493 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,194 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65840 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75535 (4.2%)
  • Over 75394 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,602 (60%)
  • Passenger2,650 (21%)
  • Pedestrian2,458 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,901 (68%)
  • Motorcycle2,248 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle1,817 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes509 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach356 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes238 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car175 (1%)
  • Other vehicle133 (0.8%)
  • Minibus66 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness, with 953 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025: 2,179, including 37 fatal and 444 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5902,1792,79737444
2ndA50878061,04519156
3rdA595345532981
4thA5092132404
5thA59391512
6thA60103400
7thB60103701
8thA5912201
9thA5922400
10thB5902200
11thA51100
12thA5961201
13thA61100
14thA60051100
15thB10001100
16thB52781100
17thB60091110
18thM61100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,100.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025: 6,120.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts

Westmorland and Furness recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 26% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness

Of the latest 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity