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LA13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,266 road traffic collisions in the LA13 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 487 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,266
1,624th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,864
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
35 people killed
Serious collisions
487
559 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal351.5%
  • Serious48721%
  • Slight1,74477%

What the data shows

  • LA13 had 232 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 340 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in LA13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 604 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA13, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in LA13.

Where LA13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,624th
Most casualties
1,707th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday323 (14%)
  • Tuesday351 (15%)
  • Wednesday346 (15%)
  • Thursday346 (15%)
  • Friday398 (18%)
  • Saturday241 (11%)
  • Sunday261 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,663 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit496 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,146 (95%)
  • Roundabout60 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,661 (73%)
  • 40 mph260 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph268 (12%)
  • 70 mph25 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,729 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds320 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds74 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,290 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist507 (18%)
  • Pedestrian505 (18%)
  • Cyclist444 (16%)
  • Van occupant30 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA13 peaked at 93 in 1984; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251625
20241318
20232426
20221315
20211619
20202023
20192527
20183038
20174857
20162736
20153239
20143341
20131920
20123239
20113140
20103339
20094459
20083341
20073050
20065361
20054156
20045978
20034965
20024261
20014356
20004560
19995569
19984751
19974758
19965467
19955467
19945773
19935774
19927195
19916487
19906978
19896587
19886778
198786106
19867992
198589106
198493121
19836992
198291111
198174103
19806379
19796481

Map of recent crashes in LA13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA13

The 24 most recent collisions in LA13 happened between 10 May 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA13

The A5087 has the most collisions in LA13, 476 of 2,266 (21%), followed by the A590 (240).

Collisions in LA13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50874766331699
2ndA590240334556

Council area for LA13

LA13 is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LA13 accounts for 5.9% of them.

Towns in LA13

Collisions in LA13 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Barrow-in-Furness (1,601) and Dalton-in-Furness (62).