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South Lakeland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1991, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (550), and casualties fell from 776.

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 1991
464
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
667
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1991

3.2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight33873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight50676%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 464, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July58 (13%)
  • August43 (9.3%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October33 (7.1%)
  • November42 (9.1%)
  • December23 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (31%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph255 (55%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (12%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (19%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7528 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (57%)
  • Passenger217 (33%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (69%)
  • Motorcycle80 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1991: 66, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906699517
2ndA6425528
3rdA65355115
4thA591345322
5thM6315709
6thA592223627
7thA5074162104
8thA5092131903
9thA684132417
10thA595122003
11thB5281101503
12thA508781302
13thB52778900
14thA52845502
15thA6855701
16thA5934601
17thB62544500
18thB63854603
19thA60703301
20thA6833401

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1991

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1991: 59.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1991

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1991: 122.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1991

Westmorland and Furness recorded 953 collisions in 1991, and 49% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years