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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (260), and casualties fell from 356.

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 2000
228
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
307
Down 14% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight19887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight26988%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 228, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (9.6%)
  • Sunday20 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.6%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April18 (7.9%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June22 (9.6%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August17 (7.5%)
  • September11 (4.8%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (61%)
  • Wet or damp84 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (72%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (60%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (10%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (60%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590315004
2ndA5087203021
3rdA595193306
4thA60101100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2000

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 121.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2000

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000: 106.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2000

Westmorland and Furness recorded 972 collisions in 2000, and 23% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years