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South Lakeland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1988, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (497), and casualties fell from 689.

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 1988
478
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
680
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1988

3.1% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious12626%
  • Slight33771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.4%
  • Serious15723%
  • Slight50074%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 478, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday64 (13%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.1%)
  • February42 (8.8%)
  • March25 (5.2%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June57 (12%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October33 (6.9%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (56%)
  • Wet or damp192 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph268 (56%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.9%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20145 (21%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (55%)
  • Passenger221 (33%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (70%)
  • Motorcycle92 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1988: 56, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59056106613
2ndA5914368211
3rdA64250011
4thA653950110
5thM6213703
6thA592172707
7thA593152106
8thA684142404
9thA5087111421
10thB5277111501
11thA507491003
12thA59591412
13thB52849900
14thB528691705
15thB625491003
16thA52846702
17thA6856601
18thA50925602
19thA6835902
20thB52714501

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1988

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1988: 70.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1988

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1988: 101.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1988

Westmorland and Furness recorded 990 collisions in 1988, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years