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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2016, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (624), and casualties fell from 825.

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

Collisions in 2016
612
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
788
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2016

2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious13021%
  • Slight47077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight63480%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 612, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 612
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.5%)
  • February41 (6.7%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April44 (7.2%)
  • May64 (10%)
  • June50 (8.2%)
  • July60 (9.8%)
  • August48 (7.8%)
  • September56 (9.2%)
  • October39 (6.4%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December44 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded47 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (72%)
  • Wet or damp151 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph240 (39%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph234 (38%)
  • 70 mph69 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (62%)
  • Pedestrian96 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (11%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 55129 (16%)
  • 56 to 6575 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (7.5%)
  • Over 7550 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (63%)
  • Passenger197 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (74%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 61st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2016

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2016, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2016

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2016: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590567628
2ndM64661114
3rdA66375215
4thA6333739
5thA5912943210
6thA592152102
7thA685152002
8thA686132003
9thA65121502
10thA5074111301
11thA508791002
12thA5957701
13thA607071002
14thA5936800
15thA6846802
16thA6835501
17thB53054502
18thB62604401
19thA50843301
20thA50923300

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2016

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2016: 108.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2016

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2016: 95.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2016

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2016: 294.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years