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South Lakeland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in South Lakeland in 2024, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2023 (222), and casualties fell from 288.

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 2024
198
Down 11% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
234
Down 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lakeland in 2024

4% of collisions in South Lakeland in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in South Lakeland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious6231%
  • Slight12865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious6327%
  • Slight16269%

South Lakeland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lakeland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 550 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 198, down 11% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 198
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (21%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.6%)
  • February7 (3.5%)
  • March9 (4.5%)
  • April9 (4.5%)
  • May28 (14%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August16 (8.1%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November14 (7.1%)
  • December18 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (64%)
  • Wet or damp59 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph63 (32%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph78 (39%)
  • 70 mph28 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lakeland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (59%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2511 (4.7%)
  • 26 to 3530 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (18%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.5%)
  • Over 7521 (9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (67%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (69%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lakeland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, LA12 0AN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lakeland in 2024, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lakeland with the most crashes in 2024

The A590 had the most collisions in South Lakeland in 2024: 35, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lakeland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5903543216
2ndA591222506
3rdM6162423
4thA65111111
5thA68491013
6thA67903
7thA50876702
8thA50745503
9thA5925501
10thA5935701
11thA52844401
12thA50843301
13thA50923301
14thA6833310
15thB52773301
16thA6852310
17thA5951200
18thA60701100
19thB52811100
20thB52821100

Towns in South Lakeland: crashes in 2024

Kendal had the most collisions of any town in South Lakeland in 2024: 25.

Postcode districts in South Lakeland: crashes in 2024

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lakeland in 2024: 51.

Westmorland and Furness and its former districts in 2024

Westmorland and Furness recorded 383 collisions in 2024, and 52% of them were in the old South Lakeland district.

Other former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Latest crashes in South Lakeland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lakeland in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

South Lakeland road accidents in other years