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South Lakeland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2017, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (294), and casualties rose from 379.

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 2017
293
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
415
Up 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2017

2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight22276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight32578%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 293, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.2%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April24 (8.2%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November23 (7.8%)
  • December17 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded59 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (82%)
  • Wet or damp40 (14%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph131 (45%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (67%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (19%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.5%)
  • Over 7529 (7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (64%)
  • Passenger108 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2017, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2017

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2017: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590415808
2ndA591324407
3rdA6182614
4thA65122803
5thA5087111714
6thA684111801
7thM6112222
8thA59271801
9thA5937710
10thA50925701
11thA52845701
12thA5955700
13thA60705701
14thA6855801
15thB52825702
16thB52845603
17thB52774601
18thA50743402
19thB52783300
20thB52853301

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2017

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2017: 41.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2017

LA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2017: 62.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2017

Westmorland and Furness recorded 615 collisions in 2017, and 48% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years