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South Lakeland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1982, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (521), and casualties fell from 741.

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 1982
483
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
703
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
35% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1982

2.5% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious17135%
  • Slight30062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious21430%
  • Slight47768%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 483, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (9.3%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.3%)
  • February32 (6.6%)
  • March41 (8.5%)
  • April44 (9.1%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November29 (6%)
  • December34 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (59%)
  • Wet or damp174 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (28%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph280 (58%)
  • 70 mph56 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20196 (28%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (56%)
  • Passenger253 (36%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (63%)
  • Motorcycle151 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in South Lakeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 1982

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1982: 58, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59058111420
2ndA5915179120
3rdA63851113
4thA65253506
5thM6244416
6thA592233819
7thA593142303
8thA684111405
9thA5074101515
10thA5284101003
11thA59591113
12thB527791312
13thB528581004
14thA508761103
15thA50926903
16thA6836802
17thA6855701
18thB52785702
19thB62545501
20thB638551002

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1982

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1982: 68.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1982

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1982: 95.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1982

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,071 collisions in 1982, and 45% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years