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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (371), and casualties fell from 435.

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 1985
342
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
420
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious11333%
  • Slight22566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious12229%
  • Slight29370%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 342, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.3%)
  • February23 (6.7%)
  • March29 (8.5%)
  • April33 (9.6%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June28 (8.2%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September28 (8.2%)
  • October20 (5.8%)
  • November43 (13%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (63%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (84%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (28%)
  • Pedestrian86 (20%)
  • Cyclist68 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (32%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (11%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (62%)
  • Pedestrian86 (20%)
  • Passenger74 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (57%)
  • Motorcycle129 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985: 109, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590109129033
2ndA50873142011
3rdA59571121

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1985

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 272.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1985

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985: 215.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1985

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,096 collisions in 1985, 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 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years