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South Lakeland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2005, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (410), and casualties fell from 593.

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 2005
422
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
592
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2005

1.9% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight34081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight49784%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 422, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (10%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.9%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March22 (5.2%)
  • April23 (5.5%)
  • May41 (9.7%)
  • June53 (13%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October35 (8.3%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December25 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (64%)
  • Wet or damp141 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph132 (31%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph198 (47%)
  • 70 mph52 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5582 (14%)
  • 56 to 6566 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (65%)
  • Passenger168 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (72%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Lakeland in 2005

Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, LA12 0AN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2005, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2005

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2005: 81, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59081131513
2ndA591354407
3rdA6294204
4thM6233702
5thA65202404
6thA684192805
7thA5087172203
8thA592121310
9thA685102113
10thA59381002
11thA507471203
12thA59571111
13thA68371104
14thA60706601
15thB52776802
16thB62546801
17thA50925601
18thB52785701
19thB52815501
20thB52824601

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2005

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2005: 52.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2005

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2005: 101.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2005

Westmorland and Furness recorded 908 collisions in 2005, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years