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Westmorland and Furness road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38,503 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025, and 53,589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 979 were fatal and 8,796 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 393 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (383), and casualties rose from 480 to 500.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
38,503
68th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53,589
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
979
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
393
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness

2.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal9792.5%
  • Serious8,79623%
  • Slight28,72875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,1012.1%
  • Serious10,87720%
  • Slight41,61178%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. In 2025 there were 393, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 393
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025393500
2024383480
2023436561
2022407529
2021371510
2020355445
2019484623
2018576758
2017615847
2016612788
2015624825
2014623839
2013558787
2012554747
2011597817
2010638881
2009698947
20087761,084
20078701,214
20068601,229
20059081,287
20049101,313
20039291,287
20029861,470
20018731,245
20009721,471
19991,0831,623
19981,0261,426
19971,0041,461
19969911,391
19959491,357
19949161,298
19939051,292
19928701,226
19919531,338
19901,0951,553
19891,0351,425
19889901,340
19871,0191,369
19861,0891,497
19851,0961,477
19841,0681,459
19831,0001,399
19821,0711,487
19811,1021,534
19801,0821,502
19791,1511,651

When and where crashes happen in Westmorland and Furness

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,271 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,197 (13%)
  • Wednesday5,230 (14%)
  • Thursday5,414 (14%)
  • Friday6,310 (16%)
  • Saturday5,733 (15%)
  • Sunday5,348 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,483 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59745 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,999 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,750 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,908 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,889 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,601 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,128 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,696 (7%)
  • February2,532 (6.6%)
  • March2,784 (7.2%)
  • April3,033 (7.9%)
  • May3,403 (8.8%)
  • June3,466 (9%)
  • July3,722 (9.7%)
  • August3,882 (10%)
  • September3,483 (9%)
  • October3,278 (8.5%)
  • November3,208 (8.3%)
  • December3,016 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,044 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5,194 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,997 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown144 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit124 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,654 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,708 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds1,004 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds743 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds352 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist297 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds173 (0.4%)
  • Other888 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded684 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,664 (61%)
  • Wet or damp13,091 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1,081 (2.8%)
  • Snow501 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep115 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph291 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph16,000 (42%)
  • 40 mph1,808 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph309 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph14,936 (39%)
  • 70 mph5,141 (13%)
  • Not recorded17 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31,000 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway4,797 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1,350 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout1,126 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded230 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31,772 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist7,444 (14%)
  • Pedestrian5,915 (11%)
  • Cyclist3,912 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant1,590 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,096 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant864 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant489 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant255 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant165 (0.3%)
  • Other83 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,176 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,979 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 152,987 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 209,986 (19%)
  • 21 to 256,583 (12%)
  • 26 to 358,906 (17%)
  • 36 to 456,990 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,670 (11%)
  • 56 to 654,250 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 752,767 (5.2%)
  • Over 752,104 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded191 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31,940 (60%)
  • Passenger15,734 (29%)
  • Pedestrian5,915 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45,632 (69%)
  • Motorcycle7,381 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4,032 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,414 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,050 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach935 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle667 (1%)
  • Minibus361 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car305 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle177 (0.3%)
  • Other97 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Westmorland and Furness

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westmorland and Furness ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
65thCumberland38,87954,4469917,829
66thSefton38,81053,5304575,012
67thHammersmith and Fulham38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness (this area)38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness, with 953 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025: 4,781, including 147 fatal and 1,039 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5904,7816,9221471,039
2ndM62,5914,294125574
3rdA62,5423,43075529
4thA662,1263,570127514
5thA5911,7362,61674420
6thA5921,2401,81015342
7thA50871,1821,57932260
8thA651,1801,65827287
9thA6857641,17420197
10thA6846901,03220209
11thA68667393824205
12thA59563996618139
13thA50744095236111
14thA593336478993
15thB5277307426662
16thA5092277424681
17thA6832503281890
18thA5284226280546
19thB6260193287252
20thB5305189272945

Towns in Westmorland and Furness

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025: 7,104.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025: 6,145.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 18,124.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness

Of the latest 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity