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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,035 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1989, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 247 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (990), and casualties rose from 1,340.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,035
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,425
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
247
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious24724%
  • Slight77375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious30321%
  • Slight1,10377%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,035, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (12%)
  • Wednesday119 (11%)
  • Thursday131 (13%)
  • Friday186 (18%)
  • Saturday183 (18%)
  • Sunday155 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.7%)
  • February70 (6.8%)
  • March90 (8.7%)
  • April85 (8.2%)
  • May79 (7.6%)
  • June94 (9.1%)
  • July109 (11%)
  • August98 (9.5%)
  • September95 (9.2%)
  • October88 (8.5%)
  • November75 (7.2%)
  • December72 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry633 (61%)
  • Wet or damp361 (35%)
  • Frost or ice35 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph429 (41%)
  • 40 mph41 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph457 (44%)
  • 70 mph106 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway851 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant823 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (15%)
  • Pedestrian168 (12%)
  • Cyclist117 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5%)
  • 16 to 20323 (23%)
  • 21 to 25233 (16%)
  • 26 to 35232 (16%)
  • 36 to 45150 (11%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7572 (5.1%)
  • Over 7546 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (58%)
  • Passenger436 (31%)
  • Pedestrian168 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,185 (68%)
  • Motorcycle214 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 72nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1989

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1989: 163, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590163211433
2ndA666794118
3rdM665100514
4thA65978015
5thA5915387113
6thA592406207
7thA65274206
8thA50872435010
9thA685203208
10thA684192304
11thA595162304
12thB6260132406
13thA5074121302
14thA5284101313
15thA593101802
16thB52818903
17thA6867904
18thB52827802
19thA50926801
20thB52856603

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1989

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1989: 212.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1989

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1989: 187.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1989

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1989: 496.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years