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South Lakeland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2013, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2012 (265), and casualties rose from 367.

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 2013
278
Up 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
401
Up 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
11
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2013

4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight32681%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 278, up 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.6%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March17 (6.1%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May26 (9.4%)
  • June21 (7.6%)
  • July27 (9.7%)
  • August40 (14%)
  • September27 (9.7%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December24 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (67%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (36%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph118 (42%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4576 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (71%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2013, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2013

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2013: 32, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590325724
2ndA591274415
3rdA65232933
4thA684182414
5thM6183022
6thA6162106
7thA592121603
8thA508791422
9thA507461100
10thA5936902
11thA60706801
12thA68552702
13thB52775701
14thA50923300
15thA5953300
16thB52813401
17thB52823301
18thA50842300
19thA52842301
20thB52712200

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2013

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2013: 40.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2013

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2013: 56.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2013

Westmorland and Furness recorded 558 collisions in 2013, and 50% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years