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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2021, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (355), and casualties rose from 445.

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

Collisions in 2021
371
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
510
Up 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2021

3% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious10829%
  • Slight25268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious13326%
  • Slight36572%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 371, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 371
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (9.4%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February9 (2.4%)
  • March14 (3.8%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August48 (13%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October30 (8.1%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (71%)
  • Wet or damp87 (23%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph145 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph137 (37%)
  • 70 mph53 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (61%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (12%)
  • 66 to 7539 (7.6%)
  • Over 7536 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (65%)
  • Passenger122 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 76th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2021

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2021, with 18 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2021

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2021: 37, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5903751312
2ndM6324807
3rdA662838311
4thA592142405
5thA6111201
6thA591101802
7thA65101406
8thA686101114
9thA508791105
10thA68591300
11thA68481511
12thB62606804
13thA50744904
14thA50924702
15thA5954401
16thB52773501
17thB52783610
18thB62593301
19thA50842201
20thA52842200

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2021

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2021

LA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2021: 50.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2021

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2021: 169.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years