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South Lakeland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1990, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1989 (496), and casualties rose from 707.

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 1990
550
Up 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
776
Up 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1990

3.5% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious15729%
  • Slight37468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.7%
  • Serious19826%
  • Slight55772%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 550, up 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (11%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6%)
  • February47 (8.5%)
  • March38 (6.9%)
  • April44 (8%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June46 (8.4%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August64 (12%)
  • September41 (7.5%)
  • October45 (8.2%)
  • November36 (6.5%)
  • December36 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (56%)
  • Wet or damp226 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (29%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph311 (57%)
  • 70 mph60 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (14%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (21%)
  • 21 to 25124 (16%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.7%)
  • Over 7530 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (55%)
  • Passenger269 (35%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (71%)
  • Motorcycle106 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1990: 75, including 7 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59075113716
2ndA5915592616
3rdA6435608
4thA653447014
5thM63253110
6thA684223233
7thA592213209
8thA595151902
9thA5074131604
10thA5087121606
11thA593121304
12thA685111702
13thB5277111902
14thB5281111305
15thA5092101503
16thA52847702
17thB52847902
18thB52825501
19thB53435600
20thB62545803

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1990

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1990: 67.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1990

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1990: 125.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1990

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,095 collisions in 1990, and 50% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years