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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1994, and 1,298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (905), and casualties rose from 1,292.

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

Collisions in 1994
916
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,298
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
22
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1994

2.4% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1994 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious20723%
  • Slight68775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious26320%
  • Slight1,01378%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 916, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday137 (15%)
  • Saturday135 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (8%)
  • February60 (6.6%)
  • March59 (6.4%)
  • April64 (7%)
  • May84 (9.2%)
  • June82 (9%)
  • July87 (9.5%)
  • August104 (11%)
  • September83 (9.1%)
  • October80 (8.7%)
  • November81 (8.8%)
  • December59 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds687 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry546 (60%)
  • Wet or damp342 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph363 (40%)
  • 40 mph51 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph409 (45%)
  • 70 mph91 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (11%)
  • Pedestrian139 (11%)
  • Cyclist98 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20189 (15%)
  • 21 to 25187 (14%)
  • 26 to 35297 (23%)
  • 36 to 45157 (12%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.9%)
  • Over 7546 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (58%)
  • Passenger400 (31%)
  • Pedestrian139 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,198 (73%)
  • Motorcycle139 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 77th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1994

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1994: 127, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590127190121
2ndA66277113
3rdA6662107816
4thM65491313
5thA5914888316
6thA65385109
7thA5923444010
8thA5087334605
9thA684223008
10thA595192304
11thA685182603
12thA686182736
13thB5282101103
14thA507491104
15thA59391102
16thA68391102
17thA509271410
18thA528471002
19thA60705601
20thB52885701

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1994

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1994: 155.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1994

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1994: 141.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1994

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1994: 425.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years