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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2011 (120), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2012
124
Up 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
155
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
5.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012

1.6% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012 were fatal and 5.6% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious75.6%
  • Slight11593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious95.8%
  • Slight14493%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 124, up 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 124
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday31 (25%)
  • Saturday7 (5.6%)
  • Sunday11 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (37%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.7%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March6 (4.8%)
  • April12 (9.7%)
  • May13 (10%)
  • June6 (4.8%)
  • July7 (5.6%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October9 (7.3%)
  • November11 (8.9%)
  • December9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Other4 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (66%)
  • Wet or damp40 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph96 (77%)
  • 40 mph13 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (81%)
  • Roundabout10 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (52%)
  • Pedestrian28 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (19%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4517 (11%)
  • 46 to 5515 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (63%)
  • Passenger30 (19%)
  • Pedestrian28 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (77%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2012

The A5087 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012: 17, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5087171911
2ndA590152403
3rdA5952400

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2012

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 91.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2012

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012: 81.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2012

Westmorland and Furness recorded 554 collisions in 2012, and 22% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2012, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years