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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (321), and casualties rose from 396.

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 1982
354
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
444
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious10931%
  • Slight23767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight31571%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 354, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February21 (5.9%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (88%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (92%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist134 (30%)
  • Pedestrian120 (27%)
  • Car occupant115 (26%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (10%)
  • 16 to 20139 (31%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (54%)
  • Pedestrian120 (27%)
  • Passenger83 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (54%)
  • Motorcycle137 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982: 107, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590107140433
2ndA50873341013
3rdA59561201

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1982

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 284.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1982

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982: 227.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1982

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,071 collisions in 1982, and 33% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years