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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,083 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1999, and 1,623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (1,026), and casualties rose from 1,426.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,083
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,623
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
31
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 1999

2.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.9%
  • Serious21420%
  • Slight83877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.3%
  • Serious30018%
  • Slight1,28679%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,083, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday165 (15%)
  • Saturday160 (15%)
  • Sunday166 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (5.8%)
  • February59 (5.4%)
  • March90 (8.3%)
  • April94 (8.7%)
  • May90 (8.3%)
  • June90 (8.3%)
  • July114 (11%)
  • August105 (9.7%)
  • September103 (9.5%)
  • October89 (8.2%)
  • November99 (9.1%)
  • December87 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight846 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds819 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry645 (60%)
  • Wet or damp405 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph422 (39%)
  • 40 mph47 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph454 (42%)
  • 70 mph155 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway826 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,079 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian136 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist90 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20212 (13%)
  • 21 to 25168 (10%)
  • 26 to 35319 (20%)
  • 36 to 45249 (15%)
  • 46 to 55198 (12%)
  • 56 to 65119 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7594 (5.8%)
  • Over 7576 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider943 (58%)
  • Passenger544 (34%)
  • Pedestrian136 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,412 (72%)
  • Motorcycle146 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes124 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 55th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 1999

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 1999: 108, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590108179523
2ndM689158422
3rdA680114314
4thA591699828
5thA6662111516
6thA5924898010
7thA654465210
8thA685325126
9thA5087314312
10thA684213517
11thA5074202512
12thA686193518
13thA595172803
14thA5938900
15thA50847901
16thA509261201
17thB52846901
18thA52845800
19thB52885501
20thB62605801

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1999

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 1999: 155.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 1999

CA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 1999: 137.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 1999

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 1999: 493.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years