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Allerdale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1984, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (322), and casualties rose from 482.

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 1984
334
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
485
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1984

4.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.2%
  • Serious12738%
  • Slight19358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious16233%
  • Slight30864%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 334, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.4%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March25 (7.5%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August20 (6%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (63%)
  • Wet or damp112 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph168 (50%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (19%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20143 (29%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (54%)
  • Passenger159 (33%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (66%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1984: 49, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5964960322
2ndA662851217
3rdA595244227
4thA5271141402
5thA591133115
6thB5296131814
7thB5302121905
8thA5947801
9thB528961002
10thB52925603
11thB530051002
12thA50864711
13thB53014600
14thB53054403
15thA5973300
16thB53073402
17thB52992200
18thB53592200
19thB52911100
20thB52971100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1984

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1984: 56.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1984

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1984: 102.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1984

Cumberland recorded 960 collisions in 1984, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years