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Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2024 (71), and casualties rose from 100.

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 2025
95
Up 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Up 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025

2.1% of collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Barrow-in-Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious2728%
  • Slight6669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3026%
  • Slight8472%

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 95, up 34% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 95
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday16 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (22%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday13 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.4%)
  • February6 (6.3%)
  • March10 (11%)
  • April11 (12%)
  • May7 (7.4%)
  • June8 (8.4%)
  • July7 (7.4%)
  • August2 (2.1%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October7 (7.4%)
  • November11 (12%)
  • December8 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (66%)
  • Wet or damp21 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (9.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph73 (77%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant48 (41%)
  • Pedestrian32 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (11%)
  • 16 to 2026 (22%)
  • 21 to 255 (4.3%)
  • 26 to 3511 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5518 (16%)
  • 56 to 6511 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (53%)
  • Pedestrian32 (28%)
  • Passenger23 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car103 (68%)
  • Motorcycle19 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barrow-in-Furness in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barrow-in-Furness with the most crashes in 2025

The A590 had the most collisions in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025: 15, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barrow-in-Furness, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590151704
2ndA508791221
3rdA5952201

Towns in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2025

Barrow-in-Furness itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 71.

Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness: crashes in 2025

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025: 68.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2025

Westmorland and Furness recorded 393 collisions in 2025, and 24% of them were in the old Barrow-in-Furness district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Barrow-in-Furness in 2025, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Barrow-in-Furness road accidents in other years