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South Lakeland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2001, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2000 (446), and casualties fell from 634.

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 2001
384
Down 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
561
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2001

2.6% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2001 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9224%
  • Slight28273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious10318%
  • Slight44780%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 384, down 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June26 (6.8%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August30 (7.8%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December35 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (58%)
  • Wet or damp139 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph130 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph177 (46%)
  • 70 mph55 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (60%)
  • Passenger173 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Lakeland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Lakeland in 2001

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2001, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2001

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2001: 61, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906195414
2ndA6445809
3rdM63265110
4thA591244408
5thA65203307
6thA592182203
7thA5074141613
8thB5277101404
9thA508791404
10thA6836613
11thA509251001
12thA52844500
13thA5934412
14thA68441112
15thB52844500
16thA60703403
17thA50842200
18thA6(M)2300
19thA6852400
20thB52782300

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2001

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2001: 61.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2001

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2001: 72.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2001

Westmorland and Furness recorded 873 collisions in 2001, and 44% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2001, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years