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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2000, and 1,471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (1,083), and casualties fell from 1,623.

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

Collisions in 2000
972
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,471
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
27
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2000

2.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.8%
  • Serious18619%
  • Slight75978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.2%
  • Serious24016%
  • Slight1,19982%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 972, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (13%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (14%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.8%)
  • February73 (7.5%)
  • March69 (7.1%)
  • April86 (8.8%)
  • May90 (9.3%)
  • June91 (9.4%)
  • July94 (9.7%)
  • August101 (10%)
  • September74 (7.6%)
  • October68 (7%)
  • November76 (7.8%)
  • December74 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds704 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry559 (58%)
  • Wet or damp376 (39%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.3%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph361 (37%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph417 (43%)
  • 70 mph141 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant983 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist76 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20218 (15%)
  • 21 to 25158 (11%)
  • 26 to 35267 (18%)
  • 36 to 45224 (15%)
  • 46 to 55174 (12%)
  • 56 to 65113 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.6%)
  • Over 7559 (4%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider847 (58%)
  • Passenger509 (35%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,277 (73%)
  • Motorcycle140 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Westmorland and Furness

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 71st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2000

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2000: 108, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590108166419
2ndM686161516
3rdA680121320
4thA6663144218
5thA591416035
6thA65385909
7thA592274007
8thA686242819
9thA5087233422
10thA595213506
11thA685182913
12thA5074141603
13thA684121602
14thB5277111300
15thA6838914
16thA509271202
17thB528461004
18thB52886801
19thA6895501
20thB53055901

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2000

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2000: 121.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2000

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2000: 106.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2000

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2000: 446.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years