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Westmorland and Furness road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2025, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (383), and casualties rose from 480.

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

Collisions in 2025
393
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
500
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Westmorland and Furness in 2025

2.8% of collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in Westmorland and Furness from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious12432%
  • Slight25866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious14429%
  • Slight34569%

Westmorland and Furness road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westmorland and Furness, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,151 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 393, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 393
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday50 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.1%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April45 (11%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September33 (8.4%)
  • October22 (5.6%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (64%)
  • Wet or damp105 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph159 (40%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph144 (37%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2539 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6576 (15%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.6%)
  • Over 7547 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (65%)
  • Motorcycle82 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westmorland and Furness in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westmorland and Furness had the 70th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westmorland and Furness in 2025

Old Barrow and Hindpool, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 1PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westmorland and Furness in 2025, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Westmorland and Furness with the most crashes in 2025

The A590 had the most collisions in Westmorland and Furness in 2025: 37, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westmorland and Furness, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5903747012
2ndA6222306
3rdA5912133111
4thM6202103
5thA592162015
6thA66142604
7thA5087121521
8thA686111316
9thA68481006
10thA657702
11thA50746801
12thA6856702
13thA59351012
14thA5955612
15thA6834410
16thB52774402
17thB52814402
18thB53053401
19thA50842200
20thB52782201

Towns in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2025

Barrow-in-Furness had the most collisions of any town in Westmorland and Furness in 2025: 71.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness: crashes in 2025

LA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westmorland and Furness in 2025: 68.

Former districts in Westmorland and Furness in 2025

Westmorland and Furness now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, South Lakeland had the most collisions in 2025: 184.

Latest crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Westmorland and Furness in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Westmorland and Furness road accidents in other years