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LA21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in the LA21 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
235
2,550th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
327
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
65
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LA21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious6528%
  • Slight16470%

What the data shows

  • LA21 had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in LA21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 35 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA21, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in LA21.

Where LA21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,550th
Most casualties
2,564th
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,544th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday31 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph35 (15%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph179 (76%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant163 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (26%)
  • Cyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA21 peaked at 12 in 1994; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202548
202446
202345
202223
202133
202033
201923
201823
201711
201646
201555
201444
201300
201211
201134
201057
200966
200800
200733
2006717
200522
2004814
200368
200278
200166
200069
1999810
199846
199733
199659
199533
19941221
199367
199279
199167
19901012
198967
1988922
198755
198689
198588
198479
1983710
198267
198158
1980712
197958

Map of recent crashes in LA21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA21

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 LA21

The 24 most recent collisions in LA21 happened between 28 May 2018 and 17 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA21

The A593 has the most collisions in LA21, 130 of 235 (55%), followed by the B5285 (32).

Collisions in LA21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593130191439
2ndB52853245112
3rdA5084202813
4thA5953300

Council areas covering LA21

Collisions in LA21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 230 of 235 (98%).

Collisions in LA21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness230322664
2ndCumberland5501