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LA9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,288 road traffic collisions in the LA9 postcode district, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 604 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,288
1,193rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,020
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
604
665 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LA9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious60418%
  • Slight2,64380%

What the data shows

  • LA9 had 370 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 622 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in LA9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 643 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in LA9.

Where LA9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,193rd
Most casualties
1,306th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday479 (15%)
  • Tuesday473 (14%)
  • Wednesday526 (16%)
  • Thursday512 (16%)
  • Friday556 (17%)
  • Saturday436 (13%)
  • Sunday306 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,544 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit563 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,417 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road572 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout124 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,494 (76%)
  • 40 mph145 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph495 (15%)
  • 70 mph125 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,437 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds577 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other70 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,850 (46%)
  • Pedestrian890 (22%)
  • Cyclist561 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist486 (12%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA9 peaked at 115 in 1986; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252932
20243438
20232426
20223336
20212330
20202224
20194759
20184655
20175971
20165359
20155770
20146882
20135666
20124763
20114852
20105974
20096175
200874100
20078197
20067188
20057195
20047082
20036477
200279103
20017294
20007491
199994113
1998110136
199794120
199697119
199593108
199486104
199383111
19927496
199181105
199090107
19897599
19888597
198799116
1986115143
19858192
19848392
198396108
198286106
19818196
198092111
197971102

Map of recent crashes in LA9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LA9

The 24 most recent collisions in LA9 happened between 11 March and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA9

The A6 has the most collisions in LA9, 897 of 3,288 (27%), followed by the A65 (464).

Collisions in LA9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68971,08210153
2ndA65464576894
3rdA5284217267544
4thA591211315738
5thA685132159129
6thA684108155224
7thB6254425109
8thB52846701

Council area for LA9

LA9 is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LA9 accounts for 8.5% of them.

Town in LA9

Of the 3,288 collisions in LA9, 2,528 (77%) were in Kendal.