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Allerdale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1985, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (334), and casualties fell from 485.

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 1985
322
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
451
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious9830%
  • Slight21868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33173%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 322, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May18 (5.6%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (54%)
  • Wet or damp122 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (49%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (59%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (23%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (52%)
  • Passenger140 (31%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (70%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1985: 56, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965668114
2ndA5953771211
3rdA66285015
4thB5296172006
5thA591112207
6thA594102003
7thB5292101202
8thB528971401
9thB53026703
10thA50864601
11thA52714800
12thA5974402
13thB53004502
14thB53014501
15thB53054401
16thB52993401
17thB53043401
18thB53593300
19thB52972400
20thB53072201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1985

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1985: 52.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1985

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1985: 87.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1985

Cumberland recorded 945 collisions in 1985, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years