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LA22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,276 road traffic collisions in the LA22 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 329 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,276
2,071st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,793
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
27 people killed
Serious collisions
329
420 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LA22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal252%
  • Serious32926%
  • Slight92272%

What the data shows

  • LA22 had 171 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 183 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in LA22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 146 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA22, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LA22.

Where LA22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,071st
Most casualties
2,073rd
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,931st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (12%)
  • Tuesday157 (12%)
  • Wednesday144 (11%)
  • Thursday157 (12%)
  • Friday220 (17%)
  • Saturday203 (16%)
  • Sunday244 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,067 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,177 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph401 (31%)
  • 40 mph23 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph761 (60%)
  • 70 mph66 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds992 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant886 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (19%)
  • Pedestrian223 (12%)
  • Cyclist196 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA22 peaked at 54 in 1980; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251722
20241620
20231516
20222026
2021913
20201213
20192430
20181722
20171921
20162227
20152331
20141518
20131923
20121622
20112126
20101721
20091621
20082428
20071515
20061722
20052633
20042233
20032528
20022891
20011116
20001833
19993741
19982032
19974162
19964047
19952434
19943755
19933044
19922737
19912130
19904264
19895073
19884965
19873743
19863443
19854964
19844267
19833858
19825079
19813758
19805483
19793343

Map of recent crashes in LA22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA22

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 LA22

The 24 most recent collisions in LA22 happened between 25 July 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA22

The A591 has the most collisions in LA22, 429 of 1,276 (34%), followed by the A593 (174).

Collisions in LA22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59142960212102
2ndA593174239343
3rdA59285127130
4thB528580101027
5thB528677115125
6thB53434462012
7thA5075355319
8thA50955710
9thA5954402

Council areas covering LA22

Collisions in LA22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 1,268 of 1,276 (99%).

Collisions in LA22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness1,2681,78525328
2ndCumberland8801

Town in LA22

Of the 1,276 collisions in LA22, 295 (23%) were in Ambleside.