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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,095 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1990, and 1,553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 280 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1989 (1,035), and casualties rose from 1,425.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,095
Up 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,553
Up 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
34
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
280
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1990

3.1% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343.1%
  • Serious28026%
  • Slight78171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.6%
  • Serious36123%
  • Slight1,15174%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,095, up 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.2%)
  • February91 (8.3%)
  • March83 (7.6%)
  • April83 (7.6%)
  • May98 (8.9%)
  • June100 (9.1%)
  • July111 (10%)
  • August113 (10%)
  • September88 (8%)
  • October95 (8.7%)
  • November80 (7.3%)
  • December74 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds798 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (58%)
  • Wet or damp432 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph429 (39%)
  • 40 mph33 (3%)
  • 60 mph520 (47%)
  • 70 mph111 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (14%)
  • Pedestrian179 (12%)
  • Cyclist111 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20327 (21%)
  • 21 to 25258 (17%)
  • 26 to 35268 (17%)
  • 36 to 45171 (11%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7579 (5.1%)
  • Over 7550 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider852 (55%)
  • Passenger522 (34%)
  • Pedestrian179 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,281 (70%)
  • Motorcycle204 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1990

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1990: 156, including 9 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590156220932
2ndA675108117
3rdM672136218
4thA6669139521
5thA5915694616
6thA5923855012
7thA5087344217
8thA653447014
9thA685263918
10thA595222805
11thA684223233
12thA5074131604
13thA593131505
14thB5277122002
15thA686111503
16thB5281111305
17thA5092101503
18thA52847702
19thB52847902
20thB626071002

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1990

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1990: 217.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1990

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1990: 172.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1990

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1990: 550.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years