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South Lakeland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2004, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (386), and casualties rose from 520.

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 2004
410
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
593
Up 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2004

3.2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2004 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight49083%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 410, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.9%)
  • February17 (4.1%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May40 (9.8%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December35 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (62%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph145 (35%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (42%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (18%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (7.6%)
  • Over 7527 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (62%)
  • Passenger178 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (74%)
  • Motorcycle69 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Lakeland in 2004

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2004, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2004

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2004: 69, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59069115512
2ndA591415519
3rdA6283506
4thA65253005
5thM6233813
6thA684142505
7thA685111804
8thA592101604
9thA508791910
10thA50747901
11thA59371310
12thB527771002
13thA5955602
14thB52845600
15thA6834401
16thB52814901
17thB52824500
18thB62544711
19thB52783501
20thA50922200

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2004

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2004: 51.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2004

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2004: 86.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2004

Westmorland and Furness recorded 910 collisions in 2004, and 45% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years