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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2012, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (597), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 2012
554
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
747
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight46985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight65187%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 554, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 554
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.4%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March50 (9%)
  • April41 (7.4%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June53 (9.6%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August51 (9.2%)
  • September51 (9.2%)
  • October26 (4.7%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December44 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (57%)
  • Wet or damp190 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6%)
  • Snow11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph215 (39%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph222 (40%)
  • 70 mph64 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6575 (10%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.4%)
  • Over 7534 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (65%)
  • Passenger194 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (74%)
  • Motorcycle94 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 74th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2012

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2012, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2012

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2012: 60, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906093013
2ndM6385812
3rdA66375109
4thA6284323
5thA592243524
6thA591233722
7thA65222703
8thA5087212422
9thA684141603
10thA686111303
11thA59591210
12thB62607911
13thA68361312
14thA50745601
15thA6855600
16thB62595702
17thA5934500
18thB52784500
19thB53054510
20thA50843401

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2012

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2012: 91.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2012

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2012: 81.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2012

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2012: 265.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years