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South Lakeland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1986, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (505), and casualties rose from 670.

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 1986
508
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
722
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1986

3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight34167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious19527%
  • Slight51071%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 508, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.5%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June49 (9.6%)
  • July48 (9.4%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October49 (9.6%)
  • November34 (6.7%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (64%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (36%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph263 (52%)
  • 70 mph51 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (17%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20185 (26%)
  • 21 to 25118 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (54%)
  • Passenger232 (32%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (66%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1986: 54, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5905484419
2ndA5915077218
3rdA65066110
4thA653651013
5thM6213303
6thA684182216
7thA592173304
8thA5074142005
9thA5087132713
10thA595101504
11thB527791401
12thB528481813
13thA5937702
14thB528571103
15thA50926811
16thA52846701
17thB52785501
18thB528151000
19thA50754602
20thA6834602

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1986

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1986: 92.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1986

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1986: 121.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1986

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,089 collisions in 1986, and 47% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years