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LA7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,083 road traffic collisions in the LA7 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,083
2,167th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,595
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
30 people killed
Serious collisions
256
330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Down 52% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LA7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious25624%
  • Slight80274%

What the data shows

  • LA7 had 166 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 189 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in LA7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 143 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA7, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LA7.

Where LA7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,167th
Most casualties
2,139th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday143 (13%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting214 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway757 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (23%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph177 (16%)
  • 40 mph58 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph514 (47%)
  • 70 mph308 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,127 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (12%)
  • Pedestrian77 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA7 peaked at 46 in 1996; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
20241823
20231417
20222233
20211726
20201218
20191722
20181626
20172229
20162026
20151821
20141824
20131724
20121318
20112339
20101730
20091626
20081823
20072428
20062538
20052132
20042537
20032536
20021621
20012632
20002029
19993574
19981724
19972437
19964658
19953861
19942734
19932440
19921928
19912433
19903144
19892337
19882640
19872839
19861830
19852938
19842941
19833045
19823045
19813353
19803350
19793155

Map of recent crashes in LA7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA7

The 24 most recent collisions in LA7 happened between 3 March 2024 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA7

The A6 has the most collisions in LA7, 261 of 1,083 (24%), followed by the M6 (169).

Collisions in LA7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62613861064
2ndM6169271335
3rdA65135220230
4thB5282121168141
5thA59098169519
6thB638580105217
7thB6384263405
8thA6070222606
9thA591182714

Council areas covering LA7

Collisions in LA7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 1,071 of 1,083 (99%).

Collisions in LA7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness1,0711,57525251
2ndLancaster111805

Town in LA7

Of the 1,083 collisions in LA7, 143 (13%) were in Milnthorpe.