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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1979, and 1,651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 392 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,503 collisions in Westmorland and Furness.

Collisions in 1979
1,151
Casualties in 1979
1,651
Fatal collisions
30
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
392
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.6%
  • Serious39234%
  • Slight72963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.1%
  • Serious52632%
  • Slight1,09166%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,151.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (12%)
  • Wednesday140 (12%)
  • Thursday141 (12%)
  • Friday201 (17%)
  • Saturday196 (17%)
  • Sunday167 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.2%)
  • February60 (5.2%)
  • March92 (8%)
  • April115 (10%)
  • May89 (7.7%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July115 (10%)
  • August125 (11%)
  • September111 (9.6%)
  • October95 (8.3%)
  • November96 (8.3%)
  • December95 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight805 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting191 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds737 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other171 (15%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (60%)
  • Wet or damp360 (31%)
  • Snow70 (6.1%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph519 (45%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph601 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway926 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (2%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant773 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist363 (22%)
  • Pedestrian225 (14%)
  • Cyclist98 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15112 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20461 (28%)
  • 21 to 25194 (12%)
  • 26 to 35228 (14%)
  • 36 to 45158 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55118 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65124 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7582 (5%)
  • Over 7528 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider876 (53%)
  • Passenger550 (33%)
  • Pedestrian225 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,094 (59%)
  • Motorcycle366 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes116 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle39 (2.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Westmorland and Furness

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 56th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1979

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1979: 180, including 2 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590180242256
2ndM676155426
3rdA66586213
4thA665587319
5thA5915292616
6thA50874153116
7thA5923355115
8thA65244216
9thA6842337011
10thA6852335011
11thA595183007
12thA5074172409
13thA5284111404
14thB528291805
15thA59381404
16thA68381102
17thA68681103
18thB52868903
19thB528471204
20thA50926802

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1979

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1979: 221.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1979

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1979: 193.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1979

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1979: 525.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years