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South Lakeland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2018, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (293), and casualties fell from 415.

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 2018
243
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
326
Down 21% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2018

1.6% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25779%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 243, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September18 (7.4%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November14 (5.8%)
  • December14 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded62 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (79%)
  • Wet or damp46 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (44%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (14%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (9.2%)
  • Over 7524 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (63%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (70%)
  • Motorcycle48 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2018, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2018

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2018: 46, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590467618
2ndA591233317
3rdA65131702
4thA6121513
5thA59261004
6thA5936701
7thA6846603
8thM651001
9thA5954701
10thA6854404
11thB52774401
12thB52814401
13thA50923302
14thA6833300
15thA50872300
16thB52782200
17thB52822400
18thB63842201
19thA50751100
20thA52841101

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2018

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2018: 33.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2018

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2018: 57.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2018

Westmorland and Furness recorded 576 collisions in 2018, and 42% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years