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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2013, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (554), and casualties rose from 747.

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

Collisions in 2013
558
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
787
Up 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2013

2.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight44179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious12716%
  • Slight64382%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 558, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.6%)
  • February37 (6.6%)
  • March38 (6.8%)
  • April28 (5%)
  • May52 (9.3%)
  • June52 (9.3%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September55 (9.9%)
  • October53 (9.5%)
  • November36 (6.5%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (65%)
  • Wet or damp166 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.9%)
  • Snow14 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph224 (40%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph227 (41%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (11%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)
  • Cyclist68 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20108 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (10%)
  • 26 to 35111 (14%)
  • 36 to 45140 (18%)
  • 46 to 55129 (16%)
  • 56 to 6580 (10%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7538 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (63%)
  • Passenger216 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (70%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 69th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2013

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2013, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2013

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2013: 47, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590477426
2ndA664368010
3rdM6385937
4thA62940110
5thA591274415
6thA592253406
7thA65232933
8thA684182414
9thA5087162122
10thA686142204
11thA685124304
12thA59581103
13thA507461100
14thA5936902
15thA60706801
16thB52775701
17thB53054400
18thA50923300
19thA6833411
20thB52813401

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2013

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2013: 89.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2013

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2013: 87.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2013

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2013: 278.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years