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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2005, and 1,287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (910), and casualties fell from 1,313.

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

Collisions in 2005
908
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,287
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious17019%
  • Slight72280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious21317%
  • Slight1,05582%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 908, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (11%)
  • Tuesday122 (13%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (13%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday138 (15%)
  • Sunday150 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.4%)
  • February69 (7.6%)
  • March49 (5.4%)
  • April54 (5.9%)
  • May87 (9.6%)
  • June101 (11%)
  • July86 (9.5%)
  • August91 (10%)
  • September74 (8.1%)
  • October89 (9.8%)
  • November81 (8.9%)
  • December60 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry567 (62%)
  • Wet or damp317 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph335 (37%)
  • 40 mph64 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph369 (41%)
  • 70 mph124 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (16%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (11%)
  • Pedestrian86 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist81 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20193 (15%)
  • 21 to 25141 (11%)
  • 26 to 35211 (16%)
  • 36 to 45230 (18%)
  • 46 to 55155 (12%)
  • 56 to 65117 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.8%)
  • Over 7550 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider824 (64%)
  • Passenger377 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,151 (71%)
  • Motorcycle150 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 48th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2005

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2005, with 57 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2005

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2005: 106, including 6 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590106166614
2ndM677124017
3rdA666610439
4thA6496717
5thA591354407
6thA5087293604
7thA6862940214
8thA592283213
9thA685244918
10thA65202404
11thA684192805
12thA595142912
13thA59381002
14thA507471203
15thA68371104
16thA68971203
17thA60706601
18thB52776802
19thB62546801
20thA50925601

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2005

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2005: 144.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2005

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2005: 130.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2005

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2005: 422.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years