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South Lakeland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2022, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2021 (169), and casualties rose from 251.

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 2022
220
Up 30% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
283
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2022

3.2% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious6429%
  • Slight14968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight20673%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 220, up 30% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 220
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May11 (5%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October13 (5.9%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December18 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (62%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.1%)
  • Snow7 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph75 (34%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph88 (40%)
  • 70 mph33 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (10%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (67%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Kendal Strickland and Fell, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 4UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2022, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2022

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2022: 27, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590274317
2ndM6202602
3rdA591182204
4thA65132314
5thA6111312
6thA684101204
7thA50878904
8thA5927802
9thA5935801
10thA60705911
11thA6834410
12thA6854601
13thA5953302
14thB52773503
15thB52783402
16thB52813300
17thA50742202
18thA50922401
19thB52852201
20thB52862400

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2022

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2022: 23.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2022

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2022: 46.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2022

Westmorland and Furness recorded 407 collisions in 2022, and 54% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2022, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years