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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2023, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (407), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 2023
436
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
561
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2023

2.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious13230%
  • Slight29267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious14726%
  • Slight40272%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 436, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 436
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (19%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March30 (6.9%)
  • April50 (11%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June54 (12%)
  • July30 (6.9%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October20 (4.6%)
  • November27 (6.2%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (61%)
  • Wet or damp132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph157 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph162 (37%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (60%)
  • Pedestrian76 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5582 (15%)
  • 56 to 6570 (12%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7.8%)
  • Over 7539 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (63%)
  • Passenger133 (24%)
  • Pedestrian76 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (70%)
  • Motorcycle74 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 64th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2023

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2023, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2023

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2023: 49, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5904965117
2ndM6345338
3rdA662536113
4thA592172415
5thA5087161805
6thA591141705
7thA6131604
8thA65101404
9thA6858904
10thA6868902
11thA50747702
12thB52777803
13thA6835611
14thA6845502
15thB52845902
16thA5934503
17thA50753400
18thA52843400
19thA5953801
20thB52783500

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2023

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2023

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2023: 58.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2023

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2023: 222.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years