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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2018, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (615), and casualties fell from 847.

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

Collisions in 2018
576
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
758
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious12922%
  • Slight43676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious14018%
  • Slight60780%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 576, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 576
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February46 (8%)
  • March50 (8.7%)
  • April28 (4.9%)
  • May53 (9.2%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August62 (11%)
  • September52 (9%)
  • October48 (8.3%)
  • November39 (6.8%)
  • December42 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (6.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded139 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (78%)
  • Wet or damp102 (18%)
  • Snow13 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph285 (49%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph172 (30%)
  • 70 mph61 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (61%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2567 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 55128 (17%)
  • 56 to 6577 (10%)
  • 66 to 7572 (9.5%)
  • Over 7554 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (64%)
  • Passenger188 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (71%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 59th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2018

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2018, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2018

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2018: 62, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5906297110
2ndA665075510
3rdM6334619
4thA6294528
5thA591233317
6thA592132106
7thA65131702
8thA68591004
9thA508781302
10thA6868903
11thA59571201
12thA5936701
13thA6846603
14thB53056702
15thA6834401
16thA6894502
17thB52774401
18thB52814401
19thA50923302
20thB52782200

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2018

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2018: 107.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2018

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2018: 98.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2018

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2018: 243.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2018, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years