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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 990 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1988, and 1,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (1,019), and casualties fell from 1,369.

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

Collisions in 1988
990
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,340
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
26
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.6%
  • Serious24825%
  • Slight71672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious30323%
  • Slight1,00375%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 990, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (12%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday146 (15%)
  • Friday159 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.4%)
  • February75 (7.6%)
  • March76 (7.7%)
  • April78 (7.9%)
  • May73 (7.4%)
  • June91 (9.2%)
  • July93 (9.4%)
  • August82 (8.3%)
  • September90 (9.1%)
  • October89 (9%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December67 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight766 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds746 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (57%)
  • Wet or damp392 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph447 (45%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph417 (42%)
  • 70 mph78 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway844 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (4%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (15%)
  • Pedestrian189 (14%)
  • Cyclist99 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20293 (22%)
  • 21 to 25219 (16%)
  • 26 to 35186 (14%)
  • 36 to 45135 (10%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.9%)
  • Over 7548 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (56%)
  • Passenger398 (30%)
  • Pedestrian189 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,160 (69%)
  • Motorcycle195 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 74th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1988

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1988: 139, including 7 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590139200730
2ndA66684114
3rdA6666102324
4thM6467118
5thA5087445629
6thA5914368211
7thA653950110
8thA5922942011
9thA685263409
10thA684142404
11thA593131906
12thA595111413
13thB5277111501
14thB5286101805
15thA507491003
16thB52849900
17thB625491003
18thA68681302
19thB530571112
20thA52846702

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1988

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1988: 222.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1988

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1988: 194.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1988

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1988: 478.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years