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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 870 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2007, and 1,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (860), and casualties fell from 1,229.

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

Collisions in 2007
870
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,214
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious11313%
  • Slight74185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious14412%
  • Slight1,05387%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 870, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (13%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (13%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday123 (14%)
  • Saturday145 (17%)
  • Sunday122 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.1%)
  • February57 (6.6%)
  • March76 (8.7%)
  • April90 (10%)
  • May71 (8.2%)
  • June73 (8.4%)
  • July72 (8.3%)
  • August89 (10%)
  • September69 (7.9%)
  • October67 (7.7%)
  • November78 (9%)
  • December66 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds677 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (63%)
  • Wet or damp288 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph326 (37%)
  • 40 mph76 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph317 (36%)
  • 70 mph118 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (16%)
  • Roundabout38 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (11%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist70 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20177 (15%)
  • 21 to 25137 (11%)
  • 26 to 35193 (16%)
  • 36 to 45202 (17%)
  • 46 to 55164 (14%)
  • 56 to 65111 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7565 (5.4%)
  • Over 7544 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider755 (62%)
  • Passenger361 (30%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,110 (72%)
  • Motorcycle129 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westmorland and Furness ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 44th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2007

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2007, with 48 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2007

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2007: 95, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5909515308
2ndM664101411
3rdA6567205
4thA66548725
5thA65415328
6thA591345316
7thA592284505
8thA5087274112
9thA686182104
10thA685172703
11thA595153102
12thA684132003
13thB530591212
14thA68381102
15thA509271020
16thA68971100
17thB527771001
18thA50746601
19thA60705611
20thB52845601

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2007

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2007: 126.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2007

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2007: 122.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2007

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2007: 422.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years