Slight
Mercedes Gle Class crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 25 Nov 2025, 16:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025031673665
Windermere and Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1BU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 149 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Windermere and Ambleside ward, Westmorland and Furness, from 2001 to 2025, with 195 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 149
- 5,595th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 195
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the LA23 1BU hotspot
25 of the 149 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.3%
- Serious2315%
- Slight12483%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 164
- All casualties
- 195
Accidents by year at the LA23 1BU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2008, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LA23 1BU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 12 | 18 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 | 13 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2001 | 7 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the LA23 1BU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LA23 1BU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Windermere and Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1BU area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the LA23 1BU hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Windermere and Ambleside
- Council area
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- LA23 1BU
- Postcode district
- LA23
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.37906, -2.90765
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 25 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,595th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the LA23 1BU hotspot
128 of the 149 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Windermere.
Accident hotspots near LA23 1BU
1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bowness and Lyth, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 3EE area, 1.9 km away, with 127 collisions.
All 149 crashes at the LA23 1BU hotspot
Newest first, from 20 March 2001 to 25 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 23 Oct 2025, 23:24
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025031658406
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 2 Aug 2025, 18:21
- Mini Cooper and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025031623930
- Serious
Kia EV6 crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 7 Jul 2025, 15:00
- Kia EV6 and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 2025031612704
- Serious
Dacia Sandero crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 16 Apr 2025, 17:10
- Dacia Sandero and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025031578781
- Slight
BMW 6 Series crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 6 Dec 2024, 18:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031529233
- Slight
Skoda Yeti crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 14 Sep 2024, 13:10
- Skoda Yeti and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031491388
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 21 Mar 2024, 12:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024031423392
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 8 Aug 2023, 10:30
- Volkswagen Passat, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Clio
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023031340424
- Slight
Suzuki GSXR crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 28 May 2023, 14:17
- Suzuki GSXR, Volkswagen Golf, Mercedes C Class and BMW Z4
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031312385
- Serious
Peugeot 107 crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 29 Jan 2023, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023031269489
- Slight
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 1 Aug 2022, 13:53
- Yamaha and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031204625
- Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 26 Jun 2022, 16:36
- Smart Fortwo and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031192132
- Slight
Yamaha MT crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 15 Jun 2022, 14:00
- Yamaha MT and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031198016
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 1 Jun 2022, 14:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031199007
- Slight
Renault Zoe crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 23 Feb 2022, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022031157226
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 17 Dec 2021, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021031124128
- Slight
Hyundai Kona crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 17 Oct 2021, 16:30
- Hyundai Kona and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021031114085
- Serious
Mercedes Vito crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 17 Aug 2021, 14:30
- Mercedes Vito, Volkswagen Transporter and Dacia Sandero
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021031078005
- Fatal
Citroen C3 crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 4 Dec 2020, 20:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020031004642
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 15 Sep 2020, 17:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020030993100
- Slight
Car crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 5 Apr 2020, 16:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030945410
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 13 Mar 2020, 08:16
- Honda Civic and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030943477
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 6 Mar 2020, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020030937334
- Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 1 Aug 2019, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019030868102
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 10 Jun 2019, 08:30
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019030847087
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 26 Apr 2019, 14:23
- Chevrolet Matiz, Peugeot 308 and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019030834842
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 3 Dec 2018, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018030348943
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 17 May 2018, 13:35
- Honda Civic and Honda CRV
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018030295104
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 11 May 2018, 22:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2018030293449
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 5 Oct 2017, 08:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030263155
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 5 Aug 2017, 20:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030209128
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 31 Jul 2017, 16:50
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030207830
- Serious
Toyota crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 23 Jul 2017, 17:10
- Toyota, Volkswagen Golf and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030205771
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 31 May 2017, 10:45
- BMW X1 and Hyundai ix20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030188212
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 24 Jan 2017, 15:00
- Toyota Aygo, BMW 5 Series and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017030150297
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 20 Dec 2016, 09:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016030139728
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 7 Dec 2016, 11:10
- Audi A5 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016030140335
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 17 Sep 2016, 20:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016030107895
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A592 in Westmorland and Furness, 23 Apr 2016, 01:02
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2016030103778
- Slight
Suzuki Jimny crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 23 Mar 2016, 13:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016030053650
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A5074 in Westmorland and Furness, 3 Jan 2016, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016030045906
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 17 Dec 2015, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015030003097
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 10 Nov 2015, 19:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015030002815
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 8 Sep 2015, 08:40
- Peugeot 208 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015030002312
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 10 Jun 2015, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2015030001442
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness, 22 May 2015, 14:30
- Peugeot 206 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015030001329
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A591 in Westmorland and Furness, 3 May 2015, 17:51
- Renault Clio and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015030001037