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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1995, and 1,357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (916), and casualties rose from 1,298.

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

Collisions in 1995
949
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,357
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
30
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1995

3.2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303.2%
  • Serious20622%
  • Slight71375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.4%
  • Serious28721%
  • Slight1,03876%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 949, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (11%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday148 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (14%)
  • Sunday145 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.5%)
  • February68 (7.2%)
  • March74 (7.8%)
  • April70 (7.4%)
  • May75 (7.9%)
  • June93 (9.8%)
  • July82 (8.6%)
  • August114 (12%)
  • September79 (8.3%)
  • October90 (9.5%)
  • November70 (7.4%)
  • December63 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight715 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry606 (64%)
  • Wet or damp288 (30%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.7%)
  • Snow25 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph371 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph431 (45%)
  • 70 mph109 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway768 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant850 (63%)
  • Pedestrian150 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (13%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35291 (21%)
  • 36 to 45184 (14%)
  • 46 to 55134 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.4%)
  • Over 7541 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (59%)
  • Passenger413 (30%)
  • Pedestrian150 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,198 (72%)
  • Motorcycle119 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 74th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1995

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1995: 110, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590110171211
2ndM668105212
3rdA66289315
4thA6648110311
5thA654259414
6thA5913356112
7thA592324014
8thA5087303823
9thA685242918
10thA595233114
11thA684194409
12thA5074141703
13thA686132012
14thA5284111412
15thA50927803
16thA60707700
17thB53057703
18thB62607804
19thA6836603
20thB52826901

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1995

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1995: 154.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1995

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1995: 144.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1995

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1995: 436.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1995, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years