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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2010, and 881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (698), and casualties fell from 947.

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

Collisions in 2010
638
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
881
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight52682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight75686%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 638, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (18%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (12%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (4.9%)
  • February45 (7.1%)
  • March39 (6.1%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May63 (9.9%)
  • June71 (11%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August59 (9.2%)
  • September62 (9.7%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November50 (7.8%)
  • December41 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (63%)
  • Wet or damp185 (29%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.2%)
  • Snow15 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph232 (36%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph253 (40%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (13%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20134 (15%)
  • 21 to 2575 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35122 (14%)
  • 36 to 45153 (17%)
  • 46 to 55133 (15%)
  • 56 to 65100 (11%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5.8%)
  • Over 7548 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (65%)
  • Passenger237 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car796 (70%)
  • Motorcycle117 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 68th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2010

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2010, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2010

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2010: 72, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5907211517
2ndA6466229
3rdA66395607
4thA591344925
5thM6345114
6thA592193019
7thA595172502
8thA5087161901
9thA686162006
10thA684152102
11thA65141902
12thA685101403
13thA50748901
14thA509271102
15thA5937903
16thB53057901
17thB52885800
18thA52844600
19thB53204601
20thA50843601

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2010

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2010: 89.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2010

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2010: 90.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2010

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2010: 328.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years