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Allerdale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1979, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,392 collisions in Allerdale.

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

Collisions in 1979
350
Casualties in 1979
514
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Allerdale in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight23166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious13426%
  • Slight36771%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 350.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (10%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (22%)
  • Sunday57 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.1%)
  • February18 (5.1%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July47 (13%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September34 (9.7%)
  • October21 (6%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December25 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other52 (15%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (59%)
  • Wet or damp107 (31%)
  • Snow29 (8.3%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (40%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph194 (55%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (18%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (50%)
  • Passenger171 (33%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (65%)
  • Motorcycle91 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Allerdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 1979

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1979: 51, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965169014
2ndA663957313
3rdA595274919
4thA5912039010
5thB5296202404
6thB5300132323
7thA59491405
8thB530291301
9thA527181303
10thA50867801
11thB530171004
12thB528961001
13thB53074511
14thB53594600
15thB52923401
16thA5972200
17thB52912410
18thB52992300
19thB53042201
20thB53052611

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1979

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1979: 31.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1979

CA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1979: 76.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1979

Cumberland recorded 1,098 collisions in 1979, and 32% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years