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LA17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in the LA17 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
343
2,500th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
498
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
80
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious8023%
  • Slight25273%

What the data shows

  • LA17 had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 79 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in LA17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 44 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA17, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in LA17.

Where LA17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,500th
Most casualties
2,492nd
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,512th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph260 (76%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant365 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA17 peaked at 15 in 1987; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202423
202311
202225
202135
202036
201979
201859
201768
201611
2015914
201445
201322
201266
2011914
20101216
20091314
20081115
200758
2006812
200578
200468
20031022
200234
20011018
2000818
199958
199867
1997810
1996811
19951217
1994910
199357
1992912
19911319
19901314
19891014
198878
19871518
1986914
198568
198479
1983715
198268
19811118
19801321
1979713

Map of recent crashes in LA17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA17

The 24 most recent collisions in LA17 happened between 12 July 2018 and 16 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA17

The A595 has the most collisions in LA17, 232 of 343 (68%), followed by the A5092 (61).

Collisions in LA17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595232345851
2ndA50926188217

Council areas covering LA17

Collisions in LA17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 335 of 343 (98%).

Collisions in LA17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness3354891178
2ndCumberland8902