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South Lakeland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1989, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (478), and casualties rose from 680.

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 1989
496
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
707
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1989

2.4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight36574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious14921%
  • Slight54277%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 496, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (12%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (19%)
  • Sunday86 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.1%)
  • February22 (4.4%)
  • March41 (8.3%)
  • April41 (8.3%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July65 (13%)
  • August39 (7.9%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November41 (8.3%)
  • December35 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (62%)
  • Wet or damp174 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (29%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph285 (57%)
  • 70 mph48 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (16%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20158 (22%)
  • 21 to 25119 (17%)
  • 26 to 35119 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (56%)
  • Passenger244 (35%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (70%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1989: 65, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906599415
2ndA5915387113
3rdA63746010
4thA65274206
5thM6263534
6thA592202803
7thA684202404
8thA595141904
9thA5074121302
10thA5284101313
11thA593101802
12thB52818903
13thA508771202
14thA68571003
15thA50926801
16thB52826702
17thB52856603
18thA50755901
19thA6834402
20thB52774703

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1989

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1989: 54.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1989

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1989: 101.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1989

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,035 collisions in 1989, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years