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LA10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in the LA10 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 198 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
573
2,377th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
773
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
27 people killed
Serious collisions
198
230 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal264.5%
  • Serious19835%
  • Slight34961%

What the data shows

  • LA10 had 83 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 120 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 39% of collisions in LA10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in LA10 are between noon and 3pm, with 32% of collisions.
  • 55 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA10, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where LA10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,377th
Most casualties
2,394th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
2,242nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (8.7%)
  • Friday66 (12%)
  • Saturday104 (18%)
  • Sunday167 (29%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph85 (15%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph454 (79%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant366 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist277 (36%)
  • Pedestrian37 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA10 peaked at 22 in 1996; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241011
2023910
202277
202178
20201113
20191011
201855
201744
20161011
20151113
20141012
20131214
20121212
20111017
20101417
20091117
20081929
20071118
20061014
20051417
20041826
20031520
20021617
20011319
20001416
19991319
19981521
19971120
19962232
19951519
19941723
19931618
19921519
19911011
19901826
19891517
1988812
19871220
19861217
1985914
19841517
19831117
1982916
19811336
19801113
19791317

Map of recent crashes in LA10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA10

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA10

The 24 most recent collisions in LA10 happened between 17 June 2023 and 17 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA10

The A684 has the most collisions in LA10, 336 of 573 (59%), followed by the A683 (85).

Collisions in LA10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68433645614117
2ndA68385101731
3rdB6255182308
4thB62596701

Council areas covering LA10

Collisions in LA10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 539 of 573 (94%).

Collisions in LA10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness53972625186
2ndNorth Yorkshire3346112