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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2015, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (623), and casualties fell from 839.

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

Collisions in 2015
624
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
825
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2015

2.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight51282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight69784%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 624, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (17%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.1%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March39 (6.3%)
  • April51 (8.2%)
  • May54 (8.7%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July57 (9.1%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September55 (8.8%)
  • October46 (7.4%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December58 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (60%)
  • Wet or damp221 (35%)
  • Snow13 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph247 (40%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph264 (42%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (10%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (13%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 55128 (16%)
  • 56 to 6581 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (6.3%)
  • Over 7550 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (68%)
  • Passenger189 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (73%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 60th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2015

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2015, with 39 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2015

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2015: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590528018
2ndM6487118
3rdA66466649
4thA6364926
5thA591283615
6thA592232713
7thA5087213312
8thA684192704
9thA65172423
10thA595141611
11thA685102003
12thA68691000
13thA60707903
14thB53057801
15thA5936801
16thA509251311
17thB52775701
18thB65425501
19thA50744511
20thA6834402

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2015

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2015: 106.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2015

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2015: 90.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2015

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2015: 278.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2015, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years