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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2012 (124), and casualties fell from 155.

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 2013
118
Down 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
141
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight10085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight12387%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 118, down 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 118
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (22%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday8 (6.8%)
  • Sunday9 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.6%)
  • February10 (8.5%)
  • March8 (6.8%)
  • April7 (5.9%)
  • May10 (8.5%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July8 (6.8%)
  • August10 (8.5%)
  • September17 (14%)
  • October7 (5.9%)
  • November4 (3.4%)
  • December15 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (70%)
  • Wet or damp30 (25%)
  • Snow3 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph99 (84%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (82%)
  • Roundabout11 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (48%)
  • Pedestrian30 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3520 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (62%)
  • Pedestrian30 (21%)
  • Passenger23 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car159 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (12%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2013

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590151702
2ndA50877700
3rdA5955803

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2013

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 89.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2013

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013: 87.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2013

Westmorland and Furness recorded 558 collisions in 2013, and 21% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2013.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years