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South Lakeland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2023, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2022 (220), and casualties rose from 283.

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 2023
222
Up 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
288
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2023

2.3% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious6328%
  • Slight15469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7125%
  • Slight21274%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 222, up 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 222
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (21%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July15 (6.8%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October7 (3.2%)
  • November13 (5.9%)
  • December21 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (57%)
  • Wet or damp73 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph67 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph98 (44%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (62%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (16%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (13%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.6%)
  • Over 7526 (9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (63%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (71%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, LA12 0AN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2023, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2023

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2023: 39, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5903954113
2ndA591141705
3rdM6142312
4thA65101404
5thA59291211
6thA50878802
7thA68902
8thA50747702
9thB52777803
10thA6835611
11thA6845502
12thB52845902
13thA5934503
14thA50753400
15thA52843400
16thB52783500
17thA50842201
18thA5952701
19thB52812200
20thB63842201

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2023

Ulverston had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2023

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2023: 57.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2023

Westmorland and Furness recorded 436 collisions in 2023, and 51% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years