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South Lakeland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2021, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2020 (172), and casualties rose from 221.

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 2021
169
Down 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
251
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2021

3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious5432%
  • Slight11065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight17570%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 169, down 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (20%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.9%)
  • February5 (3%)
  • March7 (4.1%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May14 (8.3%)
  • June16 (9.5%)
  • July25 (15%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November13 (7.7%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (71%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (33%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph73 (43%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.6%)
  • Over 7519 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (63%)
  • Passenger70 (28%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2021, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2021

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2021: 28, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5902840312
2ndM6112103
3rdA591101802
4thA65101406
5thA68481511
6thA5926802
7thA50875603
8thA50744904
9thA50924702
10thA5954401
11thA6853600
12thB52773501
13thB52783610
14thA50842201
15thA52842200
16thA5932200
17thA62200
18thA60702300
19thB52852200
20thB62542200

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2021

Kendal and Ulverston had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2021, with 15 each.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2021

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2021: 49.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2021

Westmorland and Furness recorded 371 collisions in 2021, and 46% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years