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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2016 (149), and casualties rose from 180.

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 2017
147
Down 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
184
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight12686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2111%
  • Slight16389%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 147, down 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 147
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday29 (20%)
  • Saturday9 (6.1%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.8%)
  • February8 (5.4%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April13 (8.8%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June12 (8.2%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September10 (6.8%)
  • October14 (9.5%)
  • November14 (9.5%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (84%)
  • Wet or damp24 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph122 (83%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (88%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (54%)
  • Cyclist34 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (62%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (14%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2017

The A5087 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017: 9.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508791500
2ndA59081400

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2017

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 104.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2017

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017: 84.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2017

Westmorland and Furness recorded 615 collisions in 2017, 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 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years