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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2018 (149), and casualties fell from 182.

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 2019
122
Down 18% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
136
Down 25% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3025%
  • Slight9275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight10376%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 122, down 18% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 122
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday15 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.2%)
  • February10 (8.2%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May12 (9.8%)
  • June7 (5.7%)
  • July5 (4.1%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September7 (5.7%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November3 (2.5%)
  • December18 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (78%)
  • Wet or damp26 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph97 (80%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (84%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (46%)
  • Pedestrian30 (22%)
  • Cyclist27 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2011 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3527 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5514 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.4%)
  • Over 755 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (64%)
  • Pedestrian30 (22%)
  • Passenger19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (13%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2019

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590202201
2ndA50876601
3rdA5953501

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2019

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 99.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2019

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019: 86.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2019

Westmorland and Furness recorded 484 collisions in 2019, 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 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years