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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 991 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1996, and 1,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (949), and casualties rose from 1,357.

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

Collisions in 1996
991
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,391
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1996

2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious21121%
  • Slight76077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.9%
  • Serious27119%
  • Slight1,09479%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 991, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (11%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (5.8%)
  • February64 (6.5%)
  • March57 (5.8%)
  • April91 (9.2%)
  • May69 (7%)
  • June78 (7.9%)
  • July93 (9.4%)
  • August99 (10%)
  • September111 (11%)
  • October89 (9%)
  • November98 (9.9%)
  • December85 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight753 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting144 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (59%)
  • Wet or damp338 (34%)
  • Frost or ice42 (4.2%)
  • Snow26 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph361 (36%)
  • 40 mph44 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph458 (46%)
  • 70 mph123 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant946 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian123 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20182 (13%)
  • 21 to 25177 (13%)
  • 26 to 35320 (23%)
  • 36 to 45194 (14%)
  • 46 to 55148 (11%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (5.1%)
  • Over 7556 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (62%)
  • Passenger403 (29%)
  • Pedestrian123 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,327 (75%)
  • Motorcycle129 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 65th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1996

The A590 and M6 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1996, with 89 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59089139317
2ndM689157825
3rdA679112112
4thA5915573011
5thA664570311
6thA5923552013
7thA65324315
8thA5087263001
9thA685254205
10thA595202604
11thA684192816
12thA686162903
13thB5277162203
14thA593101703
15thA683101513
16thA52848901
17thA507471003
18thB52826604
19thB528861002
20thA50925901

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1996

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1996: 144.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1996

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1996: 119.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1996

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1996: 475.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years