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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1993, and 1,292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1992 (870), and casualties rose from 1,226.

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

Collisions in 1993
905
Up 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,292
Up 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
23
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious18520%
  • Slight69777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious22617%
  • Slight1,04080%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 905, up 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.9%)
  • February51 (5.6%)
  • March62 (6.9%)
  • April73 (8.1%)
  • May83 (9.2%)
  • June90 (9.9%)
  • July98 (11%)
  • August77 (8.5%)
  • September77 (8.5%)
  • October72 (8%)
  • November74 (8.2%)
  • December86 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight686 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (56%)
  • Wet or damp357 (39%)
  • Frost or ice32 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (39%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph424 (47%)
  • 70 mph79 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway774 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant772 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (11%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)
  • Cyclist112 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20186 (14%)
  • 21 to 25185 (14%)
  • 26 to 35251 (19%)
  • 36 to 45162 (13%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.3%)
  • Over 7556 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (58%)
  • Passenger408 (32%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (69%)
  • Motorcycle142 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus18 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Westmorland and Furness

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 77th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1993

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1993: 150, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590150209232
2ndA6671136916
3rdA6659009
4thM6437718
5thA5914260211
6thA653956113
7thA592233405
8thA5087182415
9thA686182807
10thA684172512
11thA685172604
12thA595111202
13thA5092101402
14thA68391002
15thA528481311
16thA59371302
17thB52816602
18thA50745701
19thA60704800
20thB52774500

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1993

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1993: 160.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1993

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1993: 138.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1993

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1993: 454.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years