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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2020, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (484), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2020
355
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
445
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2020

2% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious11833%
  • Slight23065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious13530%
  • Slight30067%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 355, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 355
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February36 (10%)
  • March22 (6.2%)
  • April13 (3.7%)
  • May12 (3.4%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August52 (15%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November14 (3.9%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (57%)
  • Wet or damp142 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2%)
  • 30 mph136 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph138 (39%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (58%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6562 (14%)
  • 66 to 7539 (8.8%)
  • Over 7529 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (69%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 76th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2020

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2020, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2020

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2020: 27, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5902736010
2ndM6252906
3rdA66182807
4thA591162606
5thA6161704
6thA592152008
7thA5087121602
8thA5074101315
9thA658812
10thA68681003
11thA68461004
12thB52776702
13thA5955800
14thA6855512
15thA6834412
16thA50843301
17thA5933301
18thB53053301
19thA52842200
20thB52822200

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2020

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2020: 62.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2020

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2020: 56.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2020

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2020: 172.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years