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South Lakeland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1984, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (450), and casualties fell from 663.

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 1984
466
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
661
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1984

1.9% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious15433%
  • Slight30365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious18628%
  • Slight46570%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 466, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.1%)
  • February25 (5.4%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April41 (8.8%)
  • May44 (9.4%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July60 (13%)
  • August42 (9%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October40 (8.6%)
  • November43 (9.2%)
  • December32 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (65%)
  • Wet or damp155 (33%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (36%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph252 (54%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20208 (31%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (57%)
  • Passenger206 (31%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (62%)
  • Motorcycle144 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in South Lakeland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 1984

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1984: 58, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59058102320
2ndA64655111
3rdA591405708
4thA65243209
5thA592202809
6thA684202406
7thA5074101104
8thA685101404
9thB527791101
10thM691002
11thA59371121
12thA509261204
13thA52846702
14thA5956903
15thB52826802
16thA50875604
17thB52785702
18thB52855801
19thB52865701
20thB52844912

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1984

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1984: 70.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1984

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1984: 113.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1984

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,068 collisions in 1984, and 44% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years