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South Lakeland road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1993, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1992 (415), and casualties rose from 603.

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 1993
454
Up 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
668
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1993

2.2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious10022%
  • Slight34476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12018%
  • Slight53780%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 454, up 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.9%)
  • February20 (4.4%)
  • March26 (5.7%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May45 (9.9%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August44 (9.7%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November41 (9%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (56%)
  • Wet or damp172 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph268 (59%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7533 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (58%)
  • Passenger223 (33%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (69%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1993: 68, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59068112219
2ndA6456305
3rdA5914260211
4thA653956113
5thM6214315
6thA684172512
7thA592132302
8thA685111903
9thA5092101402
10thA68391002
11thA508781113
12thA528481311
13thA59371302
14thA5957800
15thB52816602
16thA50745701
17thA60704800
18thB52774500
19thA50843311
20thB52783300

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1993

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1993: 68.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1993

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1993: 98.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1993

Westmorland and Furness recorded 905 collisions in 1993, and 50% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years