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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 860 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2006, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (908), and casualties fell from 1,287.

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

Collisions in 2006
860
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,229
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
33
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2006

3.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.8%
  • Serious11714%
  • Slight71083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal393.2%
  • Serious14812%
  • Slight1,04285%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 860, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday128 (15%)
  • Thursday116 (13%)
  • Friday141 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.4%)
  • February56 (6.5%)
  • March61 (7.1%)
  • April59 (6.9%)
  • May70 (8.1%)
  • June75 (8.7%)
  • July85 (9.9%)
  • August67 (7.8%)
  • September79 (9.2%)
  • October75 (8.7%)
  • November93 (11%)
  • December76 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds634 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (60%)
  • Wet or damp317 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph329 (38%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph350 (41%)
  • 70 mph110 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (15%)
  • Roundabout45 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant814 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (12%)
  • Pedestrian109 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist61 (5%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20229 (19%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35206 (17%)
  • 36 to 45206 (17%)
  • 46 to 55146 (12%)
  • 56 to 6588 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4%)
  • Over 7552 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider762 (62%)
  • Passenger358 (29%)
  • Pedestrian109 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,111 (73%)
  • Motorcycle149 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 47th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2006

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2006, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2006

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2006: 98, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5909815415
2ndM665119511
3rdA65579310
4thA591497557
5thA66366235
6thA686303617
7thA5087243334
8thA65233217
9thA592222814
10thA685203918
11thA684172613
12thA595142002
13thA593102003
14thA68981114
15thB626081502
16thB528171600
17thA509261001
18thA6836601
19thB52775511
20thB52785601

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2006

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2006: 133.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2006

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2006: 115.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2006

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2006: 422.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years