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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (126), and casualties fell from 170.

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 2011
120
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
155
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious119.2%
  • Slight10890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious127.7%
  • Slight14292%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 120, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 120
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (23%)
  • Tuesday23 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (7.5%)
  • Sunday7 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February8 (6.7%)
  • March2 (1.7%)
  • April9 (7.5%)
  • May8 (6.7%)
  • June10 (8.3%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August14 (12%)
  • September11 (9.2%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December10 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (66%)
  • Wet or damp39 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph91 (76%)
  • 40 mph14 (12%)
  • 60 mph11 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (89%)
  • Roundabout6 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (43%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (24%)
  • 21 to 2521 (14%)
  • 26 to 3517 (11%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (59%)
  • Passenger36 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (69%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2011

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011: 16, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590162301
2ndA508791702
3rdA5951100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2011

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 87.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2011

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011: 73.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2011

Westmorland and Furness recorded 597 collisions in 2011, and 20% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years