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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2014, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (558), and casualties rose from 787.

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

Collisions in 2014
623
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
839
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious9716%
  • Slight51282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight71585%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 623, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.4%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March49 (7.9%)
  • April55 (8.8%)
  • May49 (7.9%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July47 (7.5%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September54 (8.7%)
  • October48 (7.7%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December51 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (64%)
  • Wet or damp206 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph279 (45%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph221 (35%)
  • 70 mph60 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (63%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)
  • Cyclist79 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20128 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (15%)
  • 36 to 45117 (14%)
  • 46 to 55128 (15%)
  • 56 to 6593 (11%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.1%)
  • Over 7549 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (65%)
  • Passenger209 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 64th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2014

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2014, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2014

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2014: 54, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590548528
2ndA6526539
3rdM6416907
4thA66406816
5thA591263002
6thA5087253202
7thA65182504
8thA592151805
9thA686101605
10thA59591311
11thA68491111
12thA5936801
13thA6896804
14thB52776601
15thB528861501
16thA6855711
17thA52844701
18thB52844602
19thB62544502
20thA50923600

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2014

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2014: 118.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2014

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2014: 102.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2014

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2014: 302.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years