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South Lakeland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2019, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (243), and casualties rose from 326.

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 2019
257
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
350
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2019

4.3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious7328%
  • Slight17367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious7923%
  • Slight26074%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 257, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (19%)
  • Sunday40 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February16 (6.2%)
  • March13 (5.1%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May21 (8.2%)
  • June31 (12%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October11 (4.3%)
  • November19 (7.4%)
  • December18 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (72%)
  • Wet or damp59 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph95 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph105 (41%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (14%)
  • 66 to 7532 (9.1%)
  • Over 7519 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (66%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2019, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2019

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2019: 34, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590344947
2ndA591264224
3rdA65182503
4thM6141722
5thA6111501
6thA592101203
7thA68481306
8thA59361302
9thA50745602
10thA50925903
11thA6835613
12thA52844710
13thA5954401
14thA6854401
15thB52814501
16thB62544701
17thA50873403
18thB52773300
19thB52782300
20thB52852301

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2019

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2019: 29.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2019

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2019: 50.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2019

Westmorland and Furness recorded 484 collisions in 2019, and 53% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years