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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 873 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2001, and 1,245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (972), and casualties fell from 1,471.

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

Collisions in 2001
873
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,245
Down 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
24
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2001

2.7% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious17921%
  • Slight67077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252%
  • Serious21918%
  • Slight1,00180%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 873, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.3%)
  • February68 (7.8%)
  • March57 (6.5%)
  • April48 (5.5%)
  • May84 (9.6%)
  • June61 (7%)
  • July93 (11%)
  • August68 (7.8%)
  • September75 (8.6%)
  • October83 (9.5%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December77 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight632 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds686 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (58%)
  • Wet or damp323 (37%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4%)
  • Snow12 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph357 (41%)
  • 40 mph32 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph363 (42%)
  • 70 mph105 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (14%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant849 (68%)
  • Pedestrian121 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20175 (14%)
  • 21 to 25117 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35251 (20%)
  • 36 to 45220 (18%)
  • 46 to 55155 (12%)
  • 56 to 6587 (7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.6%)
  • Over 7545 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider766 (62%)
  • Passenger358 (29%)
  • Pedestrian121 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,140 (75%)
  • Motorcycle124 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 80th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2001

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2001, with 56 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2001

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2001: 86, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59086125518
2ndA67396318
3rdM667121324
4thA664264112
5thA592344304
6thA5087263605
7thA591244408
8thA686213026
9thA595203313
10thA65203307
11thA5074141613
12thA685132311
13thB5277101404
14thA509291903
15thA6836613
16thB52886600
17thB626061200
18thB53055910
19thA52844500
20thA5934412

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2001

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2001: 144.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2001

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2001: 124.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2001

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2001: 384.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years