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South Lakeland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1983, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (483), and casualties fell from 703.

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 1983
450
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
663
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1983

3.8% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1983 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious14632%
  • Slight28764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious18528%
  • Slight46069%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 450, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April43 (9.6%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June43 (9.6%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October37 (8.2%)
  • November22 (4.9%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (63%)
  • Wet or damp147 (33%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (33%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph251 (56%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (18%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20212 (32%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (51%)
  • Passenger247 (37%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (63%)
  • Motorcycle117 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1983: 52, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5905286216
2ndA5915075316
3rdA63948111
4thA652839111
5thM6213728
6thA5284141702
7thA684142416
8thA592132105
9thA593111722
10thA5087101205
11thA59592012
12thA507481200
13thA509271004
14thB528571000
15thA6856703
16thB52776712
17thB52826610
18thA60704803
19thA6834902
20thB52784611

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1983

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1983: 76.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1983

LA12 and LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1983, with 96 each.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1983

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,000 collisions in 1983, and 45% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years