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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 91 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2022 (76), and casualties rose from 87.

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 2023
91
Up 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
111
Up 28% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023

None of the collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2426%
  • Slight6774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2422%
  • Slight8778%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 91, up 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (13%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday16 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.3%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March12 (13%)
  • April13 (14%)
  • May7 (7.7%)
  • June8 (8.8%)
  • July7 (7.7%)
  • August9 (9.9%)
  • September8 (8.8%)
  • October1 (1.1%)
  • November7 (7.7%)
  • December6 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds71 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (76%)
  • Wet or damp18 (20%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph64 (70%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (50%)
  • Pedestrian26 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (15%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (17%)
  • 21 to 254 (3.6%)
  • 26 to 3514 (13%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (15%)
  • 56 to 6511 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (9.9%)
  • Over 754 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64 (58%)
  • Pedestrian26 (23%)
  • Passenger21 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2023

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023: 10, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590101104
2ndA508781003
3rdA5951100

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2023

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2023

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023: 58.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2023

Westmorland and Furness recorded 436 collisions in 2023, and 21% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years