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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (228), and casualties rose from 307.

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 2001
244
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
323
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27786%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 244, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February24 (9.8%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April7 (2.9%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June17 (7%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August23 (9.4%)
  • September23 (9.4%)
  • October19 (7.8%)
  • November39 (16%)
  • December23 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (66%)
  • Wet or damp72 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph171 (70%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph57 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (62%)
  • Cyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (19%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (67%)
  • Passenger65 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001, with 56 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2001

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001: 25, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590253014
2ndA595193213
3rdA5087172201
4thA50924902
5thA60101200

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2001

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 143.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2001

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001: 123.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2001

Westmorland and Furness recorded 873 collisions in 2001, and 28% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years