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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,138 collisions in Barrow-in-Furness.

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

Collisions in 1979
356
Casualties in 1979
446
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979

0.8% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious10529%
  • Slight24870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight32372%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 356.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.5%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March26 (7.3%)
  • April35 (9.8%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June32 (9%)
  • July35 (9.8%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September25 (7%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other60 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (85%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph44 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist133 (30%)
  • Car occupant131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian102 (23%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20130 (29%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3554 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (55%)
  • Pedestrian102 (23%)
  • Passenger100 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (54%)
  • Motorcycle142 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Barrow-in-Furness

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1979

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979: 107, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590107137028
2ndA50873241113
3rdA595101504

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1979

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 221.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1979

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979: 192.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1979

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,151 collisions in 1979, and 31% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years