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Allerdale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,392 road traffic collisions in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025, and 19,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 400 were fatal and 2,933 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 139 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (134), and casualties rose from 170 to 185.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,392
Casualties
19,630
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
400
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
139
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Allerdale

3% of collisions in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4003%
  • Serious2,93322%
  • Slight10,05975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4572.3%
  • Serious3,80919%
  • Slight15,36478%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. In 2025 there were 139, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 139
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139185
2024134170
2023129177
2022174237
2021115158
2020153188
2019186262
2018235342
2017246331
2016237335
2015247335
2014270395
2013235333
2012245362
2011223324
2010226359
2009298429
2008299440
2007305435
2006325524
2005336533
2004323479
2003351516
2002319501
2001340522
2000330485
1999366546
1998334509
1997349530
1996352495
1995324483
1994310452
1993264389
1992300464
1991284412
1990349553
1989350493
1988347514
1987324462
1986284443
1985322451
1984334485
1983322482
1982343505
1981374533
1980390558
1979350514

When and where crashes happen in Allerdale

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,814 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,848 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,801 (13%)
  • Thursday1,887 (14%)
  • Friday2,269 (17%)
  • Saturday2,103 (16%)
  • Sunday1,670 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59610 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59228 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,315 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,914 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,521 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,391 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,161 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,252 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January991 (7.4%)
  • February984 (7.3%)
  • March1,018 (7.6%)
  • April1,011 (7.5%)
  • May1,137 (8.5%)
  • June1,154 (8.6%)
  • July1,200 (9%)
  • August1,264 (9.4%)
  • September1,196 (8.9%)
  • October1,190 (8.9%)
  • November1,135 (8.5%)
  • December1,112 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,813 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,734 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,733 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,860 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,899 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds422 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds306 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds95 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist82 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.2%)
  • Other380 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded318 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,152 (61%)
  • Wet or damp4,656 (35%)
  • Frost or ice423 (3.2%)
  • Snow107 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep34 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph5,910 (44%)
  • 40 mph655 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph198 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6,009 (45%)
  • 70 mph574 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,532 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway290 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout266 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road219 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded85 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Allerdale

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,171 (67%)
  • Pedestrian2,514 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist1,716 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist870 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant533 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant251 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)232 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant130 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant90 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant88 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5447 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10899 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 151,141 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 203,933 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,430 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,236 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,401 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,901 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 651,474 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75960 (4.9%)
  • Over 75692 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded116 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,094 (57%)
  • Passenger6,022 (31%)
  • Pedestrian2,514 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,789 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,703 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,130 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle895 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes850 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach267 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle243 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car144 (0.6%)
  • Minibus137 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle70 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Allerdale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Allerdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Allerdale

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale, with 600 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025: 2,050, including 74 fatal and 476 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5962,0503,05074476
2ndA5951,3092,20963265
3rdA661,3062,30274306
4thA59150484016152
5thA597479654573
6thB530239258813100
7thB5296388499493
8thA5943775701284
9thB5289266385756
10thB53002634191678
11thA5086252370663
12thB5292216279453
13thB5305192309741
14thB5301183258442
15thB5297154194117
16thA5271148180436
17thB5299100143324
18thB530496121319
19thB530792139524
20thB5291375015

Towns in Allerdale

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025: 2,421.

Postcode districts in Allerdale

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025: 4,238.

Cumberland and its former districts

Cumberland recorded 38,879 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale

Of the latest 24 crashes in Allerdale, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity