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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,071 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1982, and 1,487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 352 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (1,102), and casualties fell from 1,534.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,071
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,487
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
30
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
352
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1982

2.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.8%
  • Serious35233%
  • Slight68964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302%
  • Serious42429%
  • Slight1,03369%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,071, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (11%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday181 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (5.7%)
  • February62 (5.8%)
  • March73 (6.8%)
  • April98 (9.2%)
  • May100 (9.3%)
  • June94 (8.8%)
  • July115 (11%)
  • August110 (10%)
  • September92 (8.6%)
  • October92 (8.6%)
  • November91 (8.5%)
  • December83 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight781 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds815 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry652 (61%)
  • Wet or damp372 (35%)
  • Frost or ice37 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (46%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph451 (42%)
  • 70 mph104 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant690 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (25%)
  • Pedestrian218 (15%)
  • Cyclist109 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20447 (30%)
  • 21 to 25215 (14%)
  • 26 to 35190 (13%)
  • 36 to 45140 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5594 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.8%)
  • Over 7537 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider818 (55%)
  • Passenger451 (30%)
  • Pedestrian218 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,025 (59%)
  • Motorcycle340 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus18 (1%)
  • 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 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1982

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1982: 168, including 8 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590168255855
2ndA66182117
3rdM660107215
4thA5915483122
5thA5924675119
6thA664060411
7thA50873952016
8thA65253506
9thA595152414
10thA593142303
11thA684111405
12thA5074101515
13thA5284101003
14thA68591204
15thB527791312
16thB528581004
17thA50926903
18thA6836802
19thA68661200
20thB52785702

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1982

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1982: 284.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1982

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1982: 230.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1982

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1982: 483.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1982, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years