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Allerdale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1982, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (374), and casualties fell from 533.

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 1982
343
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
505
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious11534%
  • Slight21763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious15931%
  • Slight33566%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 343, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday69 (20%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February23 (6.7%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April22 (6.4%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August34 (9.9%)
  • September34 (9.9%)
  • October32 (9.3%)
  • November25 (7.3%)
  • December30 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph170 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20162 (32%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (11%)
  • 36 to 4528 (5.5%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (49%)
  • Passenger181 (36%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (65%)
  • Motorcycle103 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1982: 53, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965372316
2ndA5953361310
3rdA662747212
4thB5296232905
5thA594172815
6thA591102005
7thB528991203
8thB530091103
9thB52927903
10thB53027904
11thB530471002
12thA5976602
13thB53056703
14thB530761402
15thA508651003
16thB53015713
17thA52714410
18thB52974401
19thB52992200
20thB53592201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1982

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1982: 64.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1982

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1982: 107.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1982

Cumberland recorded 1,000 collisions in 1982, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years