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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (354), and casualties fell from 444.

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 1983
325
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
403
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious8927%
  • Slight22770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight29473%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 325, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday67 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.6%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July18 (5.5%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (73%)
  • Wet or damp84 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (88%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (97%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (24%)
  • Cyclist68 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (12%)
  • 16 to 20100 (25%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (12%)
  • 36 to 4532 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (56%)
  • Pedestrian96 (24%)
  • Passenger80 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (57%)
  • Motorcycle113 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (14%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1983

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983: 118, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590118161236
2ndA5087242604
3rdA59571012

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1983

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 247.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1983

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983: 220.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1983

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,000 collisions in 1983, 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 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years