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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (144), and casualties rose from 176.

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 2016
149
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
180
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14681%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 149, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 149
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (21%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (8.7%)
  • Sunday10 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (10%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March12 (8.1%)
  • April8 (5.4%)
  • May11 (7.4%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July5 (3.4%)
  • August12 (8.1%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October10 (6.7%)
  • November21 (14%)
  • December13 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (78%)
  • Wet or damp31 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph114 (77%)
  • 40 mph9 (6%)
  • 60 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (86%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (46%)
  • Pedestrian35 (19%)
  • Cyclist30 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3517 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (60%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (11%)
  • Motorcycle28 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2016

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590141502
2ndA50877802
3rdA5953301
4thB52781100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2016

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 108.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2016

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016: 95.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2016

Westmorland and Furness recorded 612 collisions in 2016, and 24% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years