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South Lakeland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1994, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (454), and casualties fell from 668.

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 1994
425
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
608
Down 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1994

1.4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1994 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight31574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious14023%
  • Slight46276%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 425, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday56 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.7%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April24 (5.6%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December26 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph218 (51%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 35134 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (71%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1994: 57, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5905794012
2ndA5914888316
3rdA6384307
4thA65385109
5thM6264429
6thA684223008
7thA592141704
8thB5282101103
9thA507491104
10thA50878802
11thA59381002
12thA68381002
13thA528471002
14thA509261110
15thA60705601
16thA6854400
17thB52773400
18thB52783601
19thB52813501
20thB52843301

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1994

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1994: 60.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1994

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1994: 86.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1994

Westmorland and Furness recorded 916 collisions in 1994, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1994, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years