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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,026 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1998, and 1,426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (1,004), and casualties fell from 1,461.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,026
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,426
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
19
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious22522%
  • Slight78276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious26318%
  • Slight1,14280%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,026, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday158 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (12%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday138 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.5%)
  • February77 (7.5%)
  • March76 (7.4%)
  • April74 (7.2%)
  • May96 (9.4%)
  • June92 (9%)
  • July99 (9.6%)
  • August90 (8.8%)
  • September95 (9.3%)
  • October94 (9.2%)
  • November85 (8.3%)
  • December71 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight794 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting130 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds697 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (54%)
  • Wet or damp441 (43%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph394 (38%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph478 (47%)
  • 70 mph105 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway834 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant954 (67%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist94 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20195 (14%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35295 (21%)
  • 36 to 45239 (17%)
  • 46 to 55154 (11%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.5%)
  • Over 7550 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (61%)
  • Passenger415 (29%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,351 (74%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 65th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1998

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1998: 102, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590102148021
2ndA694134220
3rdM665106318
4thA666290318
5thA591415718
6thA65365206
7thA592315108
8thA595284826
9thA685274004
10thA5087252714
11thA684223707
12thA5074152105
13thA686132706
14thA683121926
15thA5092101603
16thB528471001
17thB62547901
18thA52846600
19thA60705500
20thA6895502

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1998

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1998: 161.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1998

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1998: 139.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1998

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1998: 471.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years