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LA8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,864 road traffic collisions in the LA8 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 720 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
2,864
1,363rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,496
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
117 people killed
Serious collisions
720
969 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LA8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1053.7%
  • Serious72025%
  • Slight2,03971%

What the data shows

  • LA8 had 376 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 552 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in LA8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 359 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA8, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in LA8.

Where LA8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,363rd
Most casualties
1,154th
Most fatal collisions
247th
Most serious collisions
917th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday386 (13%)
  • Wednesday352 (12%)
  • Thursday341 (12%)
  • Friday476 (17%)
  • Saturday466 (16%)
  • Sunday451 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,118 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting692 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,779 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway956 (33%)
  • Roundabout61 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph164 (5.7%)
  • 40 mph70 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,553 (54%)
  • 70 mph1,052 (37%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,056 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds419 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds112 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.7%)
  • Other74 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,332 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist502 (11%)
  • Van occupant161 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist156 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian116 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)81 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant55 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA8 peaked at 87 in 1999; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253033
20243344
20233652
20223144
20212441
20203448
20193857
20183545
201762110
20165373
20154364
20145373
20134999
20124676
20115167
20105276
20094048
200862100
200770116
200686138
200580128
20046691
20035783
200273117
200168121
200082135
199987133
199884123
199776131
199660104
199576136
199467108
199381136
19926098
199179143
199085142
198974108
198881114
198766125
198674122
19856587
19846590
19835083
198277122
19816591
198068103
197970118

Map of recent crashes in LA8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA8

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 LA8

The 24 most recent collisions in LA8 happened between 19 April and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA8

The M6 has the most collisions in LA8, 541 of 2,864 (19%), followed by the A591 (462).

Collisions in LA8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM654191126123
2ndA59146275327130
3rdA5903255532069
4thA6297412775
5thA684241412567
6thA685151253439
7thA65123189631
8thB528498149422
9thA507482126137
10thB62543341011
11thA52843401

Council areas covering LA8

Collisions in LA8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westmorland and Furness has 2,859 of 2,864 (99.8%).

Collisions in LA8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestmorland and Furness2,8594,490105719
2ndCumberland5601