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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (325), and casualties fell from 398.

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 1981
321
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
396
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981

0.6% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7824%
  • Slight24175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30577%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 321, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday75 (23%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (7.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April15 (4.7%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December17 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (65%)
  • Wet or damp106 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (91%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist122 (31%)
  • Car occupant115 (29%)
  • Pedestrian82 (21%)
  • Cyclist59 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (10%)
  • 16 to 20127 (32%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (8.8%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (59%)
  • Pedestrian82 (21%)
  • Passenger81 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (58%)
  • Motorcycle122 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (12%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Barrow-in-Furness

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1981

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981: 92, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59092112117
2ndA5087294408
3rdA5957903
4thB5901100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1981

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 245.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1981

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981: 216.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1981

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,102 collisions in 1981, and 29% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years