Skip to main content
CrashStats

LA20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in the LA20 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
388
2,474th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
568
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
96
118 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight28774%

What the data shows

  • LA20 had 53 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 69 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in LA20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA20, 6.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LA20.

Where LA20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,474th
Most casualties
2,469th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph328 (85%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant394 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (15%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA20 peaked at 18 in 1998; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202444
2023513
202266
202133
202022
20191015
201856
201733
20161011
201534
2014811
201344
20121011
201179
201069
200945
2008811
20071021
2006912
200569
2004912
200369
20021123
20011015
20001521
19991526
19981829
1997914
19961519
19951114
19941115
1993911
199258
199179
1990712
19891524
19881116
1987921
19861014
198533
198468
1983912
19821216
1981815
19801016
1979911

Map of recent crashes in LA20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA20

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA20

The 24 most recent collisions in LA20 happened between 14 October 2020 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA20

The A595 has the most collisions in LA20, 199 of 388 (51%), followed by the A593 (24).

Collisions in LA20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595199312339
2ndA593243717

Council areas covering LA20

Collisions in LA20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 307 of 388 (79%).

Collisions in LA20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness307457475
2ndCumberland81111121