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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1995 (273), and casualties fell from 330.

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 1996
245
Down 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
302
Down 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight21387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight26487%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 245, down 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 245
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.8%)
  • February15 (6.1%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April23 (9.4%)
  • May15 (6.1%)
  • June23 (9.4%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November24 (9.8%)
  • December21 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (60%)
  • Wet or damp87 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph155 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (59%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (17%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4531 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (63%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1996

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1996 in Barrow-in-Furness

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1996

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590303804
2ndA5087222501
3rdA595192504
4thA5932300
5thA5961201

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1996

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 143.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1996

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996: 118.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1996

Westmorland and Furness recorded 991 collisions in 1996, and 25% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years