Skip to main content
CrashStats

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1983, and 1,399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 306 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,071), and casualties fell from 1,487.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,000
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,399
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
35
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
306
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.5%
  • Serious30631%
  • Slight65966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382.7%
  • Serious38227%
  • Slight97970%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday138 (14%)
  • Friday183 (18%)
  • Saturday162 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.2%)
  • February60 (6%)
  • March68 (6.8%)
  • April84 (8.4%)
  • May90 (9%)
  • June83 (8.3%)
  • July90 (9%)
  • August100 (10%)
  • September87 (8.7%)
  • October100 (10%)
  • November71 (7.1%)
  • December75 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds811 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry664 (66%)
  • Wet or damp301 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2%)
  • Snow14 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (49%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph394 (39%)
  • 70 mph85 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway857 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist288 (21%)
  • Pedestrian206 (15%)
  • Cyclist137 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15115 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20389 (28%)
  • 21 to 25189 (14%)
  • 26 to 35199 (14%)
  • 36 to 45121 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5594 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.9%)
  • Over 7535 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider739 (53%)
  • Passenger454 (32%)
  • Pedestrian206 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,007 (61%)
  • Motorcycle282 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 69th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1983

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1983: 177, including 4 fatal and 54 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590177255454
2ndA66686321
3rdA5915277318
4thM652102517
5thA664678315
6thA5087343809
7thA652839111
8thA592213307
9thA685162005
10thA595152724
11thA5284141702
12thA684142416
13thA593111722
14thA6869901
15thA507481200
16thA509271004
17thB52777812
18thB528571000
19thB52826610
20thA60704803

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1983

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1983: 248.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1983

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1983: 227.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1983

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1983: 450.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years