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South Lakeland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1998, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (475), and casualties fell from 716.

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 1998
471
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
662
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1998

0.6% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11424%
  • Slight35475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious13120%
  • Slight52780%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 471, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March23 (4.9%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May44 (9.3%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August45 (9.6%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November37 (7.9%)
  • December31 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (53%)
  • Wet or damp212 (45%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (35%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph241 (51%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (68%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 45125 (19%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (58%)
  • Passenger209 (32%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1998

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1998 in South Lakeland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 1998

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1998: 66, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590669809
2ndA65679014
3rdA591415718
4thA65365206
5thA684223707
6thM6192908
7thA592162506
8thA5074152105
9thA5092101603
10thA683101626
11thA50877802
12thA68571201
13thB528471001
14thB62547901
15thA52846600
16thA60705500
17thB52775700
18thB52784601
19thA5933501
20thA50752500

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1998

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1998: 84.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1998

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1998: 110.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1998

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,026 collisions in 1998, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years