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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (264), and casualties fell from 352.

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 2004
232
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
305
Down 13% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight20388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26888%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 232, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (21%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (4.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February20 (8.6%)
  • March23 (9.9%)
  • April23 (9.9%)
  • May20 (8.6%)
  • June15 (6.5%)
  • July15 (6.5%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September21 (9.1%)
  • October16 (6.9%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December13 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (75%)
  • Wet or damp56 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph180 (78%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (88%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (59%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)
  • Cyclist38 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2520 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3564 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (60%)
  • Passenger70 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004, with 59 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2004

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590253403
2ndA5087182402
3rdA595101302
4thA5931301
5thA60051100
6thB10001100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2004

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 173.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2004

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004: 144.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2004

Westmorland and Furness recorded 910 collisions in 2004, and 25% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years