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South Lakeland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2010, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (340), and casualties rose from 453.

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 2010
328
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
458
Up 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2010

1.5% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight27985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40388%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 328, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.5%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September32 (9.8%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November19 (5.8%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (66%)
  • Wet or damp98 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph100 (30%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph140 (43%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4587 (19%)
  • 46 to 5568 (15%)
  • 56 to 6554 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.6%)
  • Over 7534 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (68%)
  • Passenger124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (72%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2010, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2010

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2010: 62, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590629216
2ndA591344925
3rdA6293507
4thA684152102
5thA65141902
6thM6142100
7thA595121801
8thA50748901
9thA508771000
10thA509271102
11thA59271313
12thA5937903
13thA52844600
14thA6854601
15thA50843601
16thA60703600
17thB52773500
18thB52783301
19thA6832200
20thB52822501

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2010

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2010: 40.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2010

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2010: 88.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2010

Westmorland and Furness recorded 638 collisions in 2010, and 51% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years