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South Lakeland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2007, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006, and casualties fell from 624.

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 2007
422
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
604
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2007

1.9% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight52487%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 422, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.9%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April49 (12%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October27 (6.4%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December28 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph141 (33%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (37%)
  • 70 mph53 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2007, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2007

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2007: 73, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5907312407
2ndA65415328
3rdA591335216
4thA6263002
5thM6234313
6thA5087162611
7thA684132003
8thA592122104
9thA595122502
10thA68591402
11thA68381102
12thA509271020
13thB527771001
14thA50746601
15thA60705611
16thB52845601
17thA5934401
18thB52784501
19thB52814401
20thA52843300

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2007

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2007: 58.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2007

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2007: 99.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2007

Westmorland and Furness recorded 870 collisions in 2007, and 49% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years