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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1997 (239), and casualties rose from 306.

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 1998
267
Up 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
337
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight22082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28585%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 267, up 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (20%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday25 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February21 (7.9%)
  • March35 (13%)
  • April26 (9.7%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June24 (9%)
  • July13 (4.9%)
  • August17 (6.4%)
  • September15 (5.6%)
  • October24 (9%)
  • November25 (9.4%)
  • December17 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (62%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph183 (69%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph64 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (59%)
  • Pedestrian57 (17%)
  • Cyclist48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (11%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (23%)
  • 36 to 4548 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (63%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian57 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998: 36, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5903650012
2ndA595274426
3rdA5087181912
4thA5931201
5thB5901100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1998

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 161.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1998

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998: 139.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1998

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,026 collisions in 1998, and 26% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1998.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years