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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,004 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1997, and 1,461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (991), and casualties rose from 1,391.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,004
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,461
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1997

1.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious21822%
  • Slight77177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious28319%
  • Slight1,16280%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,004, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (13%)
  • Tuesday123 (12%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (14%)
  • Friday153 (15%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.4%)
  • February60 (6%)
  • March74 (7.4%)
  • April72 (7.2%)
  • May98 (9.8%)
  • June93 (9.3%)
  • July91 (9.1%)
  • August108 (11%)
  • September88 (8.8%)
  • October96 (9.6%)
  • November80 (8%)
  • December70 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight783 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting134 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds743 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry600 (60%)
  • Wet or damp368 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph375 (37%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph468 (47%)
  • 70 mph126 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway804 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant972 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian133 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist113 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4%)
  • 11 to 1580 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20226 (15%)
  • 21 to 25189 (13%)
  • 26 to 35305 (21%)
  • 36 to 45215 (15%)
  • 46 to 55137 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65104 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.8%)
  • Over 7555 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider874 (60%)
  • Passenger454 (31%)
  • Pedestrian133 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,323 (75%)
  • Motorcycle132 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Westmorland and Furness

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1997

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1997: 99, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59099150418
2ndM684140420
3rdA677101121
4thA66508213
5thA5914773117
6thA5924362013
7thA65375908
8thA5087273413
9thA685212704
10thA684204008
11thA686172206
12thA595162405
13thB5277163204
14thA507491504
15thA509281301
16thA59381201
17thA52846801
18thB52786701
19thB528461200
20thB52886903

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1997

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1997: 144.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1997

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1997: 129.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1997

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1997: 475.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years