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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 870 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1992, and 1,226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1991 (953), and casualties fell from 1,338.

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

Collisions in 1992
870
Down 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,226
Down 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
25
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1992

2.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.9%
  • Serious18421%
  • Slight66176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious23019%
  • Slight96879%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 870, down 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (12%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday147 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday144 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.1%)
  • February59 (6.8%)
  • March55 (6.3%)
  • April63 (7.2%)
  • May90 (10%)
  • June80 (9.2%)
  • July82 (9.4%)
  • August78 (9%)
  • September75 (8.6%)
  • October74 (8.5%)
  • November74 (8.5%)
  • December78 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight668 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds645 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (56%)
  • Wet or damp347 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph369 (42%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph389 (45%)
  • 70 mph87 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant734 (60%)
  • Pedestrian158 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (10%)
  • Cyclist104 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20210 (17%)
  • 21 to 25168 (14%)
  • 26 to 35240 (20%)
  • 36 to 45164 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.3%)
  • Over 7546 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider678 (55%)
  • Passenger390 (32%)
  • Pedestrian158 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car986 (69%)
  • Motorcycle130 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 84th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1992

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1992: 124, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590124179426
2ndM66597415
3rdA6608546
4thA665392511
5thA5913962010
6thA65314313
7thA50872331011
8thA592212918
9thA684192809
10thA595142101
11thA686131702
12thA685121602
13thA593111502
14thA5092101902
15thB527791001
16thA50746610
17thA60706702
18thB527862303
19thB52815500
20thB52885501

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1992

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1992: 174.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1992

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1992: 135.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1992

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1992: 415.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years