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South Lakeland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2008, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (422), and casualties fell from 604.

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 2008
388
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
538
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2008

2.3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight31280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight44683%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 388, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.2%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November24 (6.2%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (59%)
  • Wet or damp138 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph134 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph160 (41%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (15%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 3572 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (15%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7530 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (68%)
  • Motorcycle85 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2008, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2008

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2008: 54, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590548736
2ndA6375208
3rdA591294229
4thA65253604
5thA684233505
6thM6214015
7thA5087111202
8thA592111401
9thA595111500
10thA5074101402
11thA68591503
12thA509281201
13thA60707800
14thA52846701
15thA6836702
16thA5934603
17thB52714501
18thB52784500
19thB52773300
20thB52823301

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2008

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2008: 63.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2008

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2008: 79.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2008

Westmorland and Furness recorded 776 collisions in 2008, and 50% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years