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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2002 (247), and casualties rose from 346.

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 2003
264
Up 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
352
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight23288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30687%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 264, up 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.7%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March24 (9.1%)
  • April26 (9.8%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July21 (8%)
  • August22 (8.3%)
  • September11 (4.2%)
  • October25 (9.5%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December26 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (70%)
  • Wet or damp79 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph195 (74%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (88%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (65%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (60%)
  • Passenger92 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2003

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003: 34, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590344813
2ndA5087233304
3rdA595183403
4thA50922400
5thA60101100
6thM61100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2003

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 160.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2003

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003: 140.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2003

Westmorland and Furness recorded 929 collisions in 2003, 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 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years