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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2011, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (638), and casualties fell from 881.

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

Collisions in 2011
597
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
817
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2011

2.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight49583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious10012%
  • Slight70186%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 597, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February36 (6%)
  • March44 (7.4%)
  • April45 (7.5%)
  • May58 (9.7%)
  • June55 (9.2%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August54 (9%)
  • September53 (8.9%)
  • October53 (8.9%)
  • November46 (7.7%)
  • December53 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (62%)
  • Wet or damp201 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph231 (39%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph200 (34%)
  • 70 mph84 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20156 (19%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 45121 (15%)
  • 46 to 55119 (15%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (6.1%)
  • Over 7542 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (64%)
  • Passenger224 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 75th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2011

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2011, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2011

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2011: 60, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590608836
2ndM6487408
3rdA6416008
4thA66406116
5thA591232714
6thA592222704
7thA684182921
8thA686182233
9thA65162402
10thA685152004
11thA5087132503
12thA59591302
13thB527781400
14thA6837810
15thA5936701
16thA50745500
17thA52844500
18thA60704400
19thB528841100
20thA50923401

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2011

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2011: 87.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2011

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2011: 73.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2011

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2011: 284.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2011, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years