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South Lakeland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 1999, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (471), and casualties rose from 662.

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 1999
493
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
714
Up 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 1999

2.8% of collisions in South Lakeland in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10221%
  • Slight37776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious13819%
  • Slight56279%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 493, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (18%)
  • Sunday92 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.7%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March49 (9.9%)
  • April39 (7.9%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September42 (8.5%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November41 (8.3%)
  • December28 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (58%)
  • Wet or damp194 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (36%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph228 (46%)
  • 70 mph68 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (12%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (7.3%)
  • Over 7537 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (57%)
  • Passenger242 (34%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (76%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in South Lakeland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 1999

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 1999: 72, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59072122417
2ndA591699828
3rdA6446128
4thA654465210
5thA592254605
6thA684213517
7thM6213517
8thA5074202512
9thA685111501
10thA50847901
11thA5936700
12thB52846901
13thA50875801
14thA50925900
15thA52845800
16thA6835703
17thB52774502
18thB52784501
19thB62544401
20thA60703300

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 1999

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 1999: 73.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 1999

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 1999: 94.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 1999

Westmorland and Furness recorded 1,083 collisions in 1999, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years