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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (181), and casualties rose from 236.

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 2008
179
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
240
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious158.4%
  • Slight16291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious166.7%
  • Slight22293%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 179, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (18%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February21 (12%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June12 (6.7%)
  • July10 (5.6%)
  • August9 (5%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October12 (6.7%)
  • November15 (8.4%)
  • December14 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (70%)
  • Wet or damp52 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5%)
  • 30 mph140 (78%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (83%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (57%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (21%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (61%)
  • Passenger61 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008, with 53 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2008

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008: 24, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590243402
2ndA5087131800
3rdA5954510

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2008

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 135.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2008

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008: 123.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2008

Westmorland and Furness recorded 776 collisions in 2008, 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 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years