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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,068 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1984, and 1,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 333 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (1,000), and casualties rose from 1,399.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,068
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,459
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
28
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
333
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1984

2.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.6%
  • Serious33331%
  • Slight70766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious40728%
  • Slight1,01970%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,068, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (13%)
  • Wednesday130 (12%)
  • Thursday156 (15%)
  • Friday190 (18%)
  • Saturday167 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.2%)
  • February61 (5.7%)
  • March74 (6.9%)
  • April83 (7.8%)
  • May89 (8.3%)
  • June90 (8.4%)
  • July109 (10%)
  • August102 (9.6%)
  • September115 (11%)
  • October102 (9.6%)
  • November95 (8.9%)
  • December82 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight797 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds833 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry679 (64%)
  • Wet or damp354 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow17 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph530 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph421 (39%)
  • 70 mph77 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway922 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (22%)
  • Pedestrian217 (15%)
  • Cyclist150 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15123 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20414 (28%)
  • 21 to 25204 (14%)
  • 26 to 35186 (13%)
  • 36 to 45133 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.2%)
  • Over 7533 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider806 (55%)
  • Passenger436 (30%)
  • Pedestrian217 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (60%)
  • Motorcycle314 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)
  • 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 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1984

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1984: 185, including 6 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590185256656
2ndA68095220
3rdM64785412
4thA664580215
5thA591416418
6thA50873647112
7thA5922738012
8thA65243209
9thA684202406
10thA685193126
11thA595142205
12thA5074101104
13thB527791101
14thA59371121
15thB52827902
16thA509261204
17thA52846702
18thB53206712
19thA6865702
20thB52855801

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1984

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1984: 279.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1984

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1984: 233.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1984

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1984: 466.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1984, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years