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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024, and 100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2023 (91), and casualties fell from 111.

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 2024
71
Down 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
100
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious2434%
  • Slight4665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2626%
  • Slight7373%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 71, down 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 71
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday11 (15%)
  • Wednesday15 (21%)
  • Thursday9 (13%)
  • Friday14 (20%)
  • Saturday9 (13%)
  • Sunday7 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7%)
  • February2 (2.8%)
  • March10 (14%)
  • April2 (2.8%)
  • May11 (15%)
  • June3 (4.2%)
  • July7 (9.9%)
  • August7 (9.9%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October7 (9.9%)
  • November3 (4.2%)
  • December6 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry51 (72%)
  • Wet or damp17 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph53 (75%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (83%)
  • Roundabout7 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (52%)
  • Pedestrian27 (27%)
  • Cyclist9 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7%)
  • Van occupant4 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (13%)
  • 16 to 2019 (19%)
  • 21 to 255 (5%)
  • 26 to 3512 (12%)
  • 36 to 4514 (14%)
  • 46 to 557 (7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (13%)
  • 66 to 753 (3%)
  • Over 756 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider50 (50%)
  • Pedestrian27 (27%)
  • Passenger23 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle7 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2024

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024: 6, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906903
2ndA50873300

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2024

Barrow-in-Furness had 51 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2024

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024: 56.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2024

Westmorland and Furness recorded 383 collisions in 2024, 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 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years