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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (267), and casualties rose from 337.

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 1999
260
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
356
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30385%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 260, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April24 (9.2%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June16 (6.2%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October16 (6.2%)
  • November24 (9.2%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (73%)
  • Wet or damp67 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph183 (70%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (56%)
  • Cyclist50 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (58%)
  • Passenger102 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 1999

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1999 in Barrow-in-Furness

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 1999

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999: 36, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590365716
2ndA5087263511
3rdA595172803
4thA5932200
5thA50921301

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1999

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 155.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 1999

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999: 129.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1999

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,083 collisions in 1999, 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 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years