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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,089 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1986, and 1,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 319 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (1,096), and casualties rose from 1,477.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,089
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,497
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
24
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
319
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious31929%
  • Slight74669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.7%
  • Serious38826%
  • Slight1,08372%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,089, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday138 (13%)
  • Thursday167 (15%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday140 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.1%)
  • February70 (6.4%)
  • March74 (6.8%)
  • April76 (7%)
  • May90 (8.3%)
  • June104 (9.6%)
  • July85 (7.8%)
  • August120 (11%)
  • September102 (9.4%)
  • October108 (9.9%)
  • November95 (8.7%)
  • December99 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight842 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds841 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (63%)
  • Wet or damp342 (31%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.8%)
  • Snow18 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph533 (49%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph420 (39%)
  • 70 mph99 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway907 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist287 (19%)
  • Pedestrian213 (14%)
  • Cyclist137 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20376 (25%)
  • 21 to 25230 (15%)
  • 26 to 35204 (14%)
  • 36 to 45143 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.1%)
  • Over 7545 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider839 (56%)
  • Passenger445 (30%)
  • Pedestrian213 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,138 (63%)
  • Motorcycle292 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Westmorland and Furness

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 61st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1986

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1986: 155, including 6 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590155214645
2ndA677100115
3rdM66210527
4thA5915381218
5thA663882216
6thA50873656111
7thA653650012
8thA592284709
9thA685202519
10thA684182216
11thA595162104
12thA5074142005
13thB527791401
14thB528481813
15thA5937702
16thA68671300
17thB528571103
18thA50926811
19thA52846701
20thB62606800

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1986

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1986: 259.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1986

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1986: 219.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1986

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1986: 508.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years