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South Lakeland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1985, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (466), and casualties rose from 661.

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 1985
505
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
670
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1985

1% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious14128%
  • Slight35971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious16525%
  • Slight50075%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 505, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.8%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March27 (5.3%)
  • April41 (8.1%)
  • May50 (9.9%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July47 (9.3%)
  • August63 (12%)
  • September50 (9.9%)
  • October48 (9.5%)
  • November41 (8.1%)
  • December33 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (53%)
  • Wet or damp212 (42%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph289 (57%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20230 (34%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (11%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (58%)
  • Passenger202 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (65%)
  • Motorcycle160 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1985: 75, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59075121225
2ndA6415018
3rdA5913955111
4thA65253206
5thA592212805
6thM6172513
7thA5074141903
8thA684141704
9thA593131706
10thA5087111306
11thB5278101702
12thA509291306
13thB527791002
14thA6858900
15thB52818905
16thB528581005
17thA5957804
18thA52845500
19thA50754501
20thA6834502

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1985

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1985: 69.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1985

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1985: 128.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1985

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,096 collisions in 1985, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years