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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1994 (261), and casualties fell from 339.

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 1995
273
Up 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
330
Down 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995

1.5% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight22482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28085%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 273, up 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 273
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March25 (9.2%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May25 (9.2%)
  • June27 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September16 (5.9%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December15 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (26%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph184 (67%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph69 (25%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (51%)
  • Pedestrian65 (20%)
  • Cyclist47 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (21%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (61%)
  • Pedestrian65 (20%)
  • Passenger64 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (11%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Barrow-in-Furness

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1995

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995: 40, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590404703
2ndA5087253023
3rdA595212904
4thA50922201
5thA5911101
6thA5921100
7thA61100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1995

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 154.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1995

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995: 144.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1995

Westmorland and Furness recorded 949 collisions in 1995, 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 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1995, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 24 December 1995.

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years