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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2003, and 1,287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (986), and casualties fell from 1,470.

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

Collisions in 2003
929
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,287
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
28
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2003

3% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious16518%
  • Slight73679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.6%
  • Serious21317%
  • Slight1,04081%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 929, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday153 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.2%)
  • February62 (6.7%)
  • March78 (8.4%)
  • April76 (8.2%)
  • May84 (9%)
  • June76 (8.2%)
  • July85 (9.1%)
  • August96 (10%)
  • September65 (7%)
  • October85 (9.1%)
  • November70 (7.5%)
  • December76 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight705 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry615 (66%)
  • Wet or damp284 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph386 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph375 (40%)
  • 70 mph116 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant874 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (12%)
  • Pedestrian108 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist67 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (12%)
  • 21 to 25123 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35269 (21%)
  • 36 to 45210 (16%)
  • 46 to 55160 (12%)
  • 56 to 65109 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.1%)
  • Over 7561 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider828 (64%)
  • Passenger351 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,247 (75%)
  • Motorcycle153 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 61st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2003

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2003, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2003

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2003: 96, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59096149514
2ndM673111718
3rdA6638639
4thA66508938
5thA592334408
6thA591324005
7thA5087263805
8thA686233026
9thA65212403
10thA595203603
11thA685182712
12thA684152705
13thA5092101505
14thA5937802
15thB528871404
16thB62607701
17thA50746701
18thA6836814
19thA6896821
20thB53056801

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2003

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2003: 161.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2003

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2003: 141.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2003

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2003: 386.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years