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South Lakeland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1980, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (525), and casualties fell from 778.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,124 collisions in South Lakeland.

District council until April 2023, now part of Westmorland and Furness. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
495
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
709
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1980

4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204%
  • Serious14329%
  • Slight33267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious18426%
  • Slight50571%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 495, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025184231
2024198234
2023222288
2022220283
2021169251
2020172221
2019257350
2018243326
2017293415
2016294379
2015278379
2014302388
2013278401
2012265367
2011284385
2010328458
2009340453
2008388538
2007422604
2006422624
2005422592
2004410593
2003386520
2002435662
2001384561
2000446634
1999493714
1998471662
1997475716
1996475685
1995436636
1994425608
1993454668
1992415603
1991464667
1990550776
1989496707
1988478680
1987497689
1986508722
1985505670
1984466661
1983450663
1982483703
1981521741
1980495709
1979525778

When and where crashes happen in South Lakeland in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.8%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April35 (7.1%)
  • May48 (9.7%)
  • June49 (9.9%)
  • July47 (9.5%)
  • August61 (12%)
  • September58 (12%)
  • October35 (7.1%)
  • November38 (7.7%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (56%)
  • Wet or damp189 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (34%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph322 (65%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20233 (33%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (56%)
  • Passenger241 (34%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (58%)
  • Motorcycle165 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Lakeland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 1980

The A591 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1980: 56, including 6 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5915699615
2ndA6546029
3rdA5905382220
4thA653157011
5thM6243916
6thA592152005
7thA684141807
8thA593101405
9thA507491100
10thA508791712
11thA509291113
12thA59591602
13thA6837922
14thA6857801
15thB63857803
16thB52776712
17thB52825500
18thB52845702
19thB52855903
20thB52814401

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1980

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1980: 81.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1980

LA12 and LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1980, with 92 each.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1980

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,082 collisions in 1980, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years