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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021, and 82 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2020 (87), and casualties fell from 105.

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 2021
70
Down 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
82
Down 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1521%
  • Slight5579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1518%
  • Slight6782%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 70, down 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 70
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday4 (5.7%)
  • Thursday18 (26%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (8.6%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.6%)
  • February3 (4.3%)
  • April5 (7.1%)
  • May2 (2.9%)
  • June6 (8.6%)
  • July6 (8.6%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September6 (8.6%)
  • October11 (16%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December8 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight41 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (71%)
  • Wet or damp15 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (91%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (38%)
  • Pedestrian22 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2011 (13%)
  • 21 to 257 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3511 (13%)
  • 36 to 458 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5516 (20%)
  • 56 to 6510 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (65%)
  • Pedestrian22 (27%)
  • Passenger7 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car85 (69%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021, with 18 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2021

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021: 9.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59091100
2ndA50874502

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2021

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2021

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021: 47.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2021

Westmorland and Furness recorded 371 collisions in 2021, and 19% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years