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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 953 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1991, and 1,338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (1,095), and casualties fell from 1,553.

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

Collisions in 1991
953
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,338
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
41
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1991

4.3% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal414.3%
  • Serious19520%
  • Slight71775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal473.5%
  • Serious25919%
  • Slight1,03277%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 953, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (12%)
  • Wednesday153 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (13%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday142 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.1%)
  • February54 (5.7%)
  • March83 (8.7%)
  • April68 (7.1%)
  • May88 (9.2%)
  • June86 (9%)
  • July100 (10%)
  • August96 (10%)
  • September85 (8.9%)
  • October64 (6.7%)
  • November91 (9.5%)
  • December70 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds713 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (59%)
  • Wet or damp338 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (39%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph447 (47%)
  • 70 mph89 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway783 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant827 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (12%)
  • Pedestrian148 (11%)
  • Cyclist100 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20276 (21%)
  • 21 to 25190 (14%)
  • 26 to 35256 (19%)
  • 36 to 45163 (12%)
  • 46 to 55110 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7579 (5.9%)
  • Over 7537 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (58%)
  • Passenger418 (31%)
  • Pedestrian148 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (70%)
  • Motorcycle167 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3.8%)
  • Minibus16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 73rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1991

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1991: 140, including 8 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590140193831
2ndA67096612
3rdA66609877
4thM660102316
5thA65365225
6thA591345322
7thA5087273916
8thA592264126
9thA685234005
10thA595213205
11thA686192412
12thA5074162104
13thA5092131903
14thA684132417
15thB5281101503
16thB52778900
17thB53206701
18thB62606903
19thA52845502
20thA5935802

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1991

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1991: 180.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1991

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1991: 148.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1991

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1991: 464.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1991, 5 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years