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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018, and 182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (147), and casualties fell from 184.

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 2018
149
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
182
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight15887%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 149, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.7%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April3 (2%)
  • May10 (6.7%)
  • June20 (13%)
  • July6 (4%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November9 (6%)
  • December11 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (85%)
  • Wet or damp21 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph123 (83%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (83%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (48%)
  • Cyclist33 (18%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 259 (4.9%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.8%)
  • Over 7512 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (63%)
  • Passenger38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (13%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2018

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590162102
2ndA508761002
3rdA5952300

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2018

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 107.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2018

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018: 98.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2018

Westmorland and Furness recorded 576 collisions in 2018, and 26% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years