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Westmorland and Furness road collision data
Between 2021 and 2025, the police recorded 1,990 injury collisions in Westmorland and Furness's highway authority area, 658 of them fatal or serious. These are the published STATS19 figures, which also include motorways and trunk roads in the area.
- Injury collisions
- 1,990
- 2021–2025
- Casualties
- 2,580
- People injured or killed
- Fatal collisions
- 63
- 595 serious, 1,332 slight
- Vulnerable road users
- 43%
- of people killed or seriously injured
Collisions by year and severity
In 2025, Westmorland and Furness recorded 135 fatal or serious collisions, 3% above its average of 132 a year over 2021–2025.
| Year | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total | Casualties | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 108 | 252 | 371 | 510 |
119
|
| 2022 | 15 | 114 | 278 | 407 | 529 |
129
|
| 2023 | 12 | 132 | 292 | 436 | 561 |
144
|
| 2024 | 14 | 117 | 252 | 383 | 480 |
131
|
| 2025 | 11 | 124 | 258 | 393 | 500 |
135
|
| 2021–2025 | 63 | 595 | 1,332 | 1,990 | 2,580 | 658 |
Westmorland and Furness's area was reorganised during this period. Collisions recorded under its predecessor authority are included, matched by the district they happened in.
Casualties by road user
2,580 people were hurt in these collisions: 71 killed, 679 seriously injured and 1,830 slightly injured. Pedestrians, pedal cyclists and motorcyclists made up 43% of those killed or seriously injured.
| Road user | Casualties | Share | Killed or seriously injured | Share of KSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 349 | 13.5% | 84 | 11.2% |
| Pedal cyclists | 171 | 6.6% | 73 | 9.7% |
| Motorcyclists | 313 | 12.1% | 169 | 22.5% |
| All road users | 2,580 | 100% | 750 | 100% |
Roads with the most collisions
Classified roads in Westmorland and Furness, by injury collisions recorded on them in 2021–2025.
- A590 201 collisions · 76 fatal or serious
- M6 158 collisions · 36 fatal or serious
- A66 105 collisions · 49 fatal or serious
- A591 85 collisions · 29 fatal or serious
- A6 81 collisions · 24 fatal or serious
- A592 77 collisions · 29 fatal or serious
- A5087 58 collisions · 21 fatal or serious
- A65 51 collisions · 19 fatal or serious
- A686 45 collisions · 24 fatal or serious
- A685 40 collisions · 11 fatal or serious
Areas within Westmorland and Furness
Area pages with maps, hotspots and every collision, by collisions in 2021–2025.
How to get a formal collision extract from Westmorland and Furness
The council's road safety or traffic team holds the full police records for its area. A formal extract can add what the published data leaves out: contributory factors, the officer's description of each collision and the current year's provisional records. Developers, consultants and solicitors usually pay for it.
Check Westmorland and Furness's website for current fees, or contact its road safety team. Councils usually charge for extracts and send a quote before they start.
Source: Department for Transport road safety data (STATS19), 2021–2025, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Collisions are counted against the local highway authority area recorded by the police. Casualty severities are as recorded at the time and are not adjusted.