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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,082 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1980, and 1,502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 312 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (1,151), and casualties fell from 1,651.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,082
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,502
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
39
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
312
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1980

3.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal393.6%
  • Serious31229%
  • Slight73168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal432.9%
  • Serious40127%
  • Slight1,05870%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,082, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (11%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday143 (13%)
  • Friday195 (18%)
  • Saturday174 (16%)
  • Sunday145 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (6.4%)
  • February64 (5.9%)
  • March73 (6.7%)
  • April69 (6.4%)
  • May97 (9%)
  • June101 (9.3%)
  • July118 (11%)
  • August121 (11%)
  • September123 (11%)
  • October76 (7%)
  • November80 (7.4%)
  • December91 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight762 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting174 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (59%)
  • Wet or damp394 (36%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.6%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph480 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph585 (54%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway913 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant687 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist380 (25%)
  • Pedestrian184 (12%)
  • Cyclist100 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant62 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15108 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20477 (32%)
  • 21 to 25187 (12%)
  • 26 to 35183 (12%)
  • 36 to 45128 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55119 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65114 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.8%)
  • Over 7527 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider845 (56%)
  • Passenger473 (31%)
  • Pedestrian184 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (58%)
  • Motorcycle365 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.2%)
  • Minibus19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Westmorland and Furness

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 69th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1980

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1980: 162, including 5 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590162211547
2ndA68089219
3rdA59159103715
4thA665994420
5thM65796416
6thA5087344419
7thA653259012
8thA592274907
9thA595182504
10thA684141807
11thA685142113
12thA686141804
13thA507491100
14thA509291113
15thA59391205
16thA6837922
17thB63857803
18thB52776712
19thB52825500
20thB52845702

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1980

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1980: 235.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1980

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1980: 214.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1980

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1980: 495.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years