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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 986 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2002, and 1,470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2001 (873), and casualties rose from 1,245.

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

Collisions in 2002
986
Up 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,470
Up 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
29
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2002

2.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.9%
  • Serious17618%
  • Slight78179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.1%
  • Serious23616%
  • Slight1,20382%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 986, up 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday121 (12%)
  • Sunday135 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.4%)
  • February64 (6.5%)
  • March71 (7.2%)
  • April90 (9.1%)
  • May110 (11%)
  • June68 (6.9%)
  • July94 (9.5%)
  • August90 (9.1%)
  • September70 (7.1%)
  • October88 (8.9%)
  • November85 (8.6%)
  • December83 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting144 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds733 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (58%)
  • Wet or damp388 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph371 (38%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph411 (42%)
  • 70 mph143 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway743 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4%)
  • Roundabout39 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant922 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian127 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant70 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20195 (13%)
  • 21 to 25167 (11%)
  • 26 to 35281 (19%)
  • 36 to 45248 (17%)
  • 46 to 55162 (11%)
  • 56 to 65115 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7575 (5.1%)
  • Over 7561 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider874 (59%)
  • Passenger469 (32%)
  • Pedestrian127 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,202 (70%)
  • Motorcycle135 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.5%)
  • Minibus16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2002

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2002 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.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 59th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2002

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2002, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2002

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2002: 108, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590108164113
2ndM693145215
3rdA66391211
4thA665610865
5thA591447427
6thA654259215
7thA6863347212
8thA592314207
9thA684222622
10thA5087213414
11thA685203307
12thA595152916
13thA509281202
14thA5937911
15thA60707803
16thA6837904
17thB528871012
18thA6896701
19thA50745600
20thB52775702

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2002

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2002: 134.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2002

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2002: 119.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2002

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2002: 435.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years