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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,102 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1981, and 1,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 320 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (1,082), and casualties rose from 1,502.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,102
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,534
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
320
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious32029%
  • Slight75769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.7%
  • Serious41727%
  • Slight1,09171%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,102, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (11%)
  • Tuesday138 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday174 (16%)
  • Sunday162 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6%)
  • February61 (5.5%)
  • March96 (8.7%)
  • April99 (9%)
  • May97 (8.8%)
  • June85 (7.7%)
  • July108 (9.8%)
  • August128 (12%)
  • September110 (10%)
  • October104 (9.4%)
  • November85 (7.7%)
  • December63 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry668 (61%)
  • Wet or damp368 (33%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3.5%)
  • Snow22 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph509 (46%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph491 (45%)
  • 70 mph79 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway937 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant729 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (25%)
  • Pedestrian195 (13%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20463 (30%)
  • 21 to 25209 (14%)
  • 26 to 35185 (12%)
  • 36 to 45116 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 55129 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65107 (7%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.2%)
  • Over 7534 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider855 (56%)
  • Passenger484 (32%)
  • Pedestrian195 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,128 (62%)
  • Motorcycle361 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 63rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1981

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1981: 169, including 1 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590169230141
2ndA676111220
3rdM65799418
4thA5915372213
5thA50874970013
6thA663969316
7thA5923654012
8thA65263505
9thA595182709
10thA685182306
11thA684141915
12thA686132313
13thA5074121405
14thB6260101411
15thA528491002
16thB52779912
17thA59381103
18thB527871022
19thB52816813
20thB52886804

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1981

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1981: 244.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1981

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1981: 215.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1981

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1981: 521.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years