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South Lakeland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2016, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2015 (278), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2016
294
Up 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
379
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2016

2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight22376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight30280%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 294, up 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday36 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May39 (13%)
  • June14 (4.8%)
  • July37 (13%)
  • August21 (7.1%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October18 (6.1%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December25 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (71%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph98 (33%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph123 (42%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (62%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.7%)
  • Over 7531 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (61%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2016, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2016

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2016: 42, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590426126
2ndA5912943210
3rdM62431010
4thA6192214
5thA65121502
6thA5074111301
7thA59281301
8thA607071002
9thA5936800
10thA6846802
11thA6856701
12thA6835501
13thA5954400
14thA50843301
15thA50923300
16thB52853300
17thB62543302
18thA50872200
19thB52772200
20thB52782201

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2016

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2016: 42.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2016

LA12, LA8 and LA9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2016, with 53 each.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2016

Westmorland and Furness recorded 612 collisions in 2016, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2016, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years