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Allerdale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1981, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (390), and casualties fell from 558.

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 1981
374
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
533
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious14639%
  • Slight21758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious18034%
  • Slight34164%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 374, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (10%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.5%)
  • February34 (9.1%)
  • March24 (6.4%)
  • April34 (9.1%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July26 (7%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November28 (7.5%)
  • December24 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.3%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph178 (48%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20160 (30%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (9%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (54%)
  • Passenger158 (30%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (64%)
  • Motorcycle101 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1981: 76, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59676110128
2ndA663263216
3rdA5952742114
4thB5296232717
5thA591131707
6thB5302131711
7thB5300121817
8thB528991604
9thA59481102
10thA50867801
11thB52927905
12thA52716705
13thB53074401
14thA5973501
15thB52993811
16thB53013502
17thB53053602
18thB53042201
19thB53592200
20thB52951100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1981

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1981: 64.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1981

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1981: 110.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1981

Cumberland recorded 1,047 collisions in 1981, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years