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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2013 (118), and casualties rose from 141.

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 2014
157
Up 33% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
197
Up 40% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014

1.9% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2010%
  • Slight17488%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 157, up 33% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 157
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (18%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (37%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February13 (8.3%)
  • March12 (7.6%)
  • April12 (7.6%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July12 (7.6%)
  • August9 (5.7%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October9 (5.7%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (70%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph123 (78%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (88%)
  • Roundabout11 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (48%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)
  • Cyclist27 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (14%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (62%)
  • Passenger39 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2014

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014: 18, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590182811
2ndA5087152001
3rdA5952200

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2014

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 118.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2014

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014: 102.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2014

Westmorland and Furness recorded 623 collisions in 2014, 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 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years