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Allerdale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1983, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (343), and casualties fell from 505.

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 1983
322
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
482
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Allerdale in 1983 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious12338%
  • Slight19159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious16735%
  • Slight30663%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 322, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.1%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August38 (12%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October21 (6.5%)
  • November22 (6.8%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (62%)
  • Wet or damp113 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph155 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (55%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20139 (29%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5519 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (51%)
  • Passenger154 (32%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (65%)
  • Motorcycle68 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1983: 39, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5963961015
2ndA66294808
3rdA595265319
4thB52962531112
5thB5302142518
6thB5292111514
7thA59191514
8thA5977703
9thB53007901
10thB530171805
11thA50866801
12thA52715803
13thA5944911
14thB52894402
15thB52974402
16thB53044400
17thB53054802
18thB52991400
19thB53071101
20thB53591100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1983

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1983: 70.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1983

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1983: 116.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1983

Cumberland recorded 932 collisions in 1983, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1983, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years