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South Lakeland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1997, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996, and casualties rose from 685.

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 1997
475
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
716
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1997

1.1% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10622%
  • Slight36477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious14020%
  • Slight57080%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 475, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May46 (9.7%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September44 (9.3%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December31 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (61%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph250 (53%)
  • 70 mph49 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (12%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (15%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (59%)
  • Passenger233 (33%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (74%)
  • Motorcycle85 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1997: 72, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59072116114
2ndA5914773117
3rdA6445719
4thA65375908
5thA592243506
6thM6234303
7thA684204008
8thB5277163204
9thA507491504
10thA6859902
11thA5937901
12thA52846801
13thB52786701
14thB528461200
15thB62546701
16thA50875700
17thA509251001
18thA50753702
19thA6833303
20thB52853400

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1997

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1997: 76.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1997

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1997: 98.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1997

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,004 collisions in 1997, and 47% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years