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South Lakeland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2015, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (302), and casualties fell from 388.

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 2015
278
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
379
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2015

3.2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight21778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31282%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 278, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February14 (5%)
  • March13 (4.7%)
  • April30 (11%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September24 (8.6%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December23 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (59%)
  • Wet or damp102 (37%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph93 (33%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph133 (48%)
  • 70 mph29 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.6%)
  • Over 7529 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (68%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (71%)
  • Motorcycle47 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2015, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2015

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2015: 29, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590295017
2ndA591283615
3rdM6213304
4thA6182411
5thA684182604
6thA65172423
7thA595101200
8thA508771302
9thA5927912
10thA60707903
11thA5936801
12thA509251311
13thB52775701
14thA50744511
15thB52824501
16thB52844501
17thB52813302
18thB62543401
19thA52842501
20thA6832200

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2015

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2015: 36.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2015

LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2015: 57.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2015

Westmorland and Furness recorded 624 collisions in 2015, and 45% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2015, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years