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Allerdale road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1980, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1979 (350), and casualties rose from 514.

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 1980
390
Up 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
558
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
19
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1980

4.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.9%
  • Serious11931%
  • Slight25265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious16329%
  • Slight37467%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 390, up 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.9%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April26 (6.7%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August37 (9.5%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (56%)
  • Wet or damp149 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph215 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20157 (28%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (56%)
  • Passenger171 (31%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (65%)
  • Motorcycle116 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Allerdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 1980

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1980: 66, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5966688322
2ndA664375615
3rdA5954064310
4thA597131403
5thB5302132424
6thA594121305
7thB5296101205
8thA59191302
9thB530091508
10thB530781103
11thB528961401
12thB52925700
13thA50864402
14thA52714501
15thB52994401
16thB53044500
17thB53013500
18thB53052602
19thB52971100
20thB53591100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1980

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1980: 47.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1980

CA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1980: 107.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1980

Cumberland recorded 1,152 collisions in 1980, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years