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South Lakeland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1996, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (436), and casualties rose from 636.

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 1996
475
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
685
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1996

2.5% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight35675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious13820%
  • Slight53378%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 475, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.6%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March26 (5.5%)
  • April52 (11%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (59%)
  • Wet or damp168 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Snow12 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph241 (51%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist48 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (62%)
  • Passenger202 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (76%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1996: 59, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59059101313
2ndA5915573011
3rdA6486507
4thA65324315
5thM6316157
6thA684192816
7thA592173107
8thB5277162203
9thA685101001
10thA68391413
11thA52848901
12thA59381403
13thA507471003
14thB52826604
15thA50925901
16thA60705603
17thB63855700
18thA50874500
19thB52784400
20thB62544400

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1996

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1996: 76.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1996

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1996: 97.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1996

Westmorland and Furness recorded 991 collisions in 1996, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years