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South Lakeland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1987, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (508), and casualties fell from 722.

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 1987
497
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
689
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1987

1.8% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight35972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious14922%
  • Slight53077%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 497, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.4%)
  • February28 (5.6%)
  • March31 (6.2%)
  • April47 (9.5%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August58 (12%)
  • September49 (9.9%)
  • October47 (9.5%)
  • November32 (6.4%)
  • December34 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (59%)
  • Wet or damp186 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (36%)
  • 40 mph15 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph256 (52%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (6.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (16%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20149 (22%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.5%)
  • Over 7529 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (53%)
  • Passenger232 (34%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (67%)
  • Motorcycle109 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1987: 65, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59065102325
2ndA65261013
3rdA591416519
4thA65293107
5thM6205216
6thA592182207
7thA595183011
8thA5074151804
9thA684152103
10thA5087121214
11thA5938801
12thA6858800
13thB527771301
14thB527871503
15thB52817801
16thB528471000
17thA52846612
18thB62546600
19thA6834401
20thA50923401

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1987

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1987: 82.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1987

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1987: 101.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1987

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,019 collisions in 1987, and 49% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years