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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2024, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (436), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 2024
383
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
480
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2024

3.7% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious11731%
  • Slight25266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight33770%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 383, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 383
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (10%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February16 (4.2%)
  • March22 (5.7%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May51 (13%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August32 (8.4%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November20 (5.2%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph130 (34%)
  • 40 mph23 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (38%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (60%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2526 (5.4%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6572 (15%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.9%)
  • Over 7538 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (65%)
  • Passenger97 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 72nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2024

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2024, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2024

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2024: 41, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5904152219
2ndM6345236
3rdA591222506
4thA66223227
5thA592171916
6thA6162116
7thA65111111
8thA685111311
9thA508791002
10thA68491013
11thA6867903
12thA50745503
13thA5935701
14thA52844401
15thA50843301
16thA50923301
17thA6833310
18thB52773301
19thB62593401
20thB53052201

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2024

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2024: 51.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2024

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2024: 56.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2024

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2024: 198.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years