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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (245), and casualties rose from 302.

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 1997
239
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
306
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight25282%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 239, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.5%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August21 (8.8%)
  • September14 (5.9%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December23 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (64%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (70%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph55 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (92%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (61%)
  • Cyclist49 (16%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (58%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (11%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997: 27, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590273434
2ndA5087222713
3rdA595152304
4thA50923300
5thA5931300

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1997

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 144.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1997

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997: 129.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1997

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,004 collisions in 1997, and 24% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years