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Bowness-on-Windermere road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, from 1979 to 2025, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 75 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
333
1,459th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
399
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
75
80 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bowness-on-Windermere

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7523%
  • Slight25677%

What the data shows

  • Bowness-on-Windermere had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bowness-on-Windermere are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bowness-on-Windermere, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bowness-on-Windermere ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,459th
Most casualties
1,529th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,362nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph309 (93%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant156 (39%)
  • Pedestrian155 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bowness-on-Windermere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bowness-on-Windermere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere peaked at 20 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
202378
202222
202124
202022
201989
201845
201789
201677
201534
201455
201357
2012610
201122
201033
2009912
200822
20071316
200668
200533
20041013
2003811
200256
200189
200077
19992027
1998811
199789
1996812
199589
1994910
1993711
199267
199188
199078
1989910
198877
198799
1986810
19851213
19841620
198367
1982910
19811112
198055
19791315

Map of recent crashes in Bowness-on-Windermere

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bowness-on-Windermere

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bowness-on-Windermere

The 24 most recent collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere happened between 5 March 2019 and 30 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bowness-on-Windermere

The A5074 has the most collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere, 132 of 333 (40%), followed by the A592 (114).

Collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5074132152135
2ndA592114141125
3rdA5913400

Council area for Bowness-on-Windermere

Bowness-on-Windermere is in Westmorland and Furness, where police recorded 38,503 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bowness-on-Windermere accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Bowness-on-Windermere

All 333 collisions in Bowness-on-Windermere were in the LA23 postcode district.