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South Lakeland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2014, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (278), and casualties fell from 401.

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 2014
302
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
388
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2014

2.6% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33386%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 302, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March28 (9.3%)
  • April27 (8.9%)
  • May19 (6.3%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August27 (8.9%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October24 (7.9%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph121 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (40%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (65%)
  • Cyclist40 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.4%)
  • Over 7527 (7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2014, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2014

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2014: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590365717
2ndA6354224
3rdA591263002
4thA65182504
5thM6173003
6thA5087101201
7thA592101003
8thA68491111
9thA59571111
10thA5936801
11thB52776601
12thA52844701
13thB52844602
14thB62544502
15thA50923600
16thA60703301
17thB52813401
18thA50742200
19thA6832300
20thA6852300

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2014

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2014: 48.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2014

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2014: 68.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2014

Westmorland and Furness recorded 623 collisions in 2014, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years