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South Lakeland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1992, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1991 (464), and casualties fell from 667.

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 1992
415
Down 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
603
Down 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1992

2.4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1992 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious9222%
  • Slight31375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight47479%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 415, down 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.8%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April33 (8%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (52%)
  • Wet or damp181 (44%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (32%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph228 (55%)
  • 70 mph42 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (57%)
  • Passenger207 (34%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (68%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1992: 52, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5905281211
2ndA5913861010
3rdA6355113
4thA65314313
5thM6244035
6thA684192809
7thA592131715
8thA593111502
9thA5092101902
10thB527791001
11thA59581301
12thA68571002
13thA50746610
14thA50876905
15thA60706702
16thB527862303
17thB52815500
18thA52844500
19thA50753300
20thA6833501

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1992

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1992: 60.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1992

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1992: 90.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1992

Westmorland and Furness recorded 870 collisions in 1992, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years