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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2022, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (371), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2022
407
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
529
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
15
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2022

3.7% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious11428%
  • Slight27868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious13125%
  • Slight38172%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 407, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 407
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.9%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May22 (5.4%)
  • June39 (9.6%)
  • July51 (13%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October32 (7.9%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December29 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (63%)
  • Wet or damp119 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph164 (40%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph150 (37%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (58%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6556 (11%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (65%)
  • Passenger114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 78th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2022

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2022, with 25 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2022

The M6 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2022: 38, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6385715
2ndA590375319
3rdA6192424
4thA591182204
5thA66162653
6thA592131505
7thA65132314
8thA5087121306
9thA684101204
10thA68691316
11thA6836610
12thA68561203
13thA5935801
14thA5955702
15thA60705911
16thB53054500
17thB52773503
18thB52783402
19thB52813300
20thA50742202

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2022

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2022: 57.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2022

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2022: 54.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2022

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2022: 220.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2022, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years