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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,019 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1987, and 1,369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (1,089), and casualties fell from 1,497.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,019
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,369
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
26
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.6%
  • Serious24824%
  • Slight74573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.3%
  • Serious29221%
  • Slight1,04676%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,019, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (13%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday167 (16%)
  • Saturday160 (16%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (5.5%)
  • February72 (7.1%)
  • March71 (7%)
  • April92 (9%)
  • May80 (7.9%)
  • June87 (8.5%)
  • July103 (10%)
  • August102 (10%)
  • September101 (9.9%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November82 (8%)
  • December71 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry621 (61%)
  • Wet or damp366 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph488 (48%)
  • 40 mph41 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph393 (39%)
  • 70 mph95 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway853 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (18%)
  • Pedestrian199 (15%)
  • Cyclist122 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20292 (21%)
  • 21 to 25210 (15%)
  • 26 to 35216 (16%)
  • 36 to 45161 (12%)
  • 46 to 55102 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.9%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider775 (57%)
  • Passenger395 (29%)
  • Pedestrian199 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,103 (64%)
  • Motorcycle250 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus15 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 67th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1987

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1987: 166, including 9 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590166230948
2ndA681104016
3rdM661116513
4thA664784117
5thA50874549211
6thA5914367110
7thA5922939013
8thA65293107
9thA595162611
10thA5074151804
11thA684152103
12thA685121402
13thA5938801
14thB527781411
15thA6867900
16thB527871503
17thB52817801
18thB528471000
19thA52846612
20thB62546600

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1987

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1987: 244.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1987

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1987: 194.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1987

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1987: 497.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years