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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2017, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (612), and casualties rose from 788.

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

Collisions in 2017
615
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
847
Up 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2017

2.4% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious12520%
  • Slight47577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious15018%
  • Slight68281%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 615, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.8%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March37 (6%)
  • April48 (7.8%)
  • May56 (9.1%)
  • June57 (9.3%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October52 (8.5%)
  • November51 (8.3%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded114 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (81%)
  • Wet or damp91 (15%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph296 (48%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph194 (32%)
  • 70 mph60 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (66%)
  • Pedestrian88 (10%)
  • Cyclist85 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (12%)
  • 21 to 2577 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35126 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (12%)
  • 46 to 55135 (16%)
  • 56 to 6589 (11%)
  • 66 to 7553 (6.3%)
  • Over 7559 (7%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (64%)
  • Passenger214 (25%)
  • Pedestrian88 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car809 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 58th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2017

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2017, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2017

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2017: 49, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA590497208
2ndA6395337
3rdA66344947
4thA591324407
5thM6325034
6thA5087203214
7thA592172905
8thA685152711
9thA65122803
10thA686121806
11thA684111801
12thA5937710
13thB530571303
14thA50925701
15thA52845701
16thA5955700
17thA60705701
18thB52825702
19thB52845603
20thB52774601

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2017

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2017: 104.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2017

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2017: 84.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2017

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2017: 293.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2017, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years