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South Lakeland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2012, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (284), and casualties fell from 385.

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 2012
265
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
367
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2012

3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight22786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious339%
  • Slight32689%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 265, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.4%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May19 (7.2%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July26 (9.8%)
  • August19 (7.2%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October12 (4.5%)
  • November22 (8.3%)
  • December19 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (56%)
  • Wet or damp95 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.3%)
  • Snow7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph92 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph110 (42%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (63%)
  • Passenger103 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2012, with 20 collisions.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2012

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2012: 45, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5904569010
2ndA591233722
3rdA65222703
4thM6203102
5thA6162411
6thA684141603
7thA592122121
8thA5957810
9thA50745601
10thA50874511
11thA5934500
12thB52784500
13thA50843401
14thA60703301
15thB52773400
16thB52813400
17thA50922200
18thA6832210
19thB52822200
20thB62542400

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2012

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2012: 37.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2012

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2012: 54.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2012

Westmorland and Furness recorded 554 collisions in 2012, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years