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South Lakeland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2000, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (493), and casualties fell from 714.

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 2000
446
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
634
Down 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2000

2.9% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight34377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight50880%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 446, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday50 (11%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March34 (7.6%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June37 (8.3%)
  • July42 (9.4%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September37 (8.3%)
  • October33 (7.4%)
  • November31 (7%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (59%)
  • Wet or damp166 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (36%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph202 (45%)
  • 70 mph62 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (59%)
  • Passenger206 (32%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2000

Map of the last 21 crashes of 2000 in South Lakeland

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2000

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2000: 77, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59077116415
2ndA591416035
3rdA63853011
4thA65385909
5thM6305307
6thA5074141603
7thA592131504
8thA684121602
9thB5277111300
10thA68391114
11thA6859911
12thA509271202
13thB528461004
14thA5934702
15thB52784500
16thA50873401
17thA52843300
18thA60703301
19thB52813301
20thB52823603

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2000

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2000: 64.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2000

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2000: 83.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2000

Westmorland and Furness recorded 972 collisions in 2000, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years