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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,096 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1985, and 1,477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (1,068), and casualties rose from 1,459.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,096
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,477
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious32129%
  • Slight75869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious38626%
  • Slight1,07072%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,096, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (12%)
  • Tuesday134 (12%)
  • Wednesday142 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday173 (16%)
  • Sunday164 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (4.7%)
  • February71 (6.5%)
  • March72 (6.6%)
  • April90 (8.2%)
  • May89 (8.1%)
  • June101 (9.2%)
  • July102 (9.3%)
  • August131 (12%)
  • September100 (9.1%)
  • October89 (8.1%)
  • November110 (10%)
  • December89 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight809 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting135 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds791 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (56%)
  • Wet or damp433 (40%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.9%)
  • Snow18 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph495 (45%)
  • 40 mph41 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph480 (44%)
  • 70 mph79 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway958 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant724 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist345 (23%)
  • Pedestrian196 (13%)
  • Cyclist118 (8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20455 (31%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (12%)
  • 36 to 45155 (10%)
  • 46 to 5593 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6%)
  • 66 to 7578 (5.3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider848 (57%)
  • Passenger433 (29%)
  • Pedestrian196 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,114 (62%)
  • Motorcycle344 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.4%)
  • Minibus17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • 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 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 59th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1985

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1985: 185, including 3 fatal and 58 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590185251358
2ndA66279113
3rdA6660106317
4thA50874356017
5thA5914361112
6thM64372311
7thA592314609
8thA65253206
9thA685233814
10thA5074141903
11thA593141806
12thA595141925
13thA684141704
14thA509291306
15thA68691302
16thB527791002
17thB527891501
18thB52818905
19thB528581005
20thB532081305

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1985

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1985: 272.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1985

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1985: 216.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1985

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1985: 505.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years