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Allerdale road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1986, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1985 (322), and casualties fell from 451.

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 1986
284
Down 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
443
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1986

3.5% of collisions in Allerdale in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious8229%
  • Slight19268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious12528%
  • Slight30769%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 284, down 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.6%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March22 (7.7%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June26 (9.2%)
  • July19 (6.7%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September26 (9.2%)
  • October40 (14%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (5.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (62%)
  • Wet or damp101 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (45%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (60%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (5%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (25%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (44%)
  • Passenger161 (36%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (74%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1986: 64, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59664101221
2ndA595295216
3rdA66213526
4thB5296142006
5thA594111701
6thA59191601
7thA52718824
8thB52925601
9thB530051603
10thB53015501
11thA5974702
12thB53074502
13thB52893500
14thB53053400
15thA50862401
16thB52972201
17thB52992510
18thB53022202
19thB53042201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1986

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1986: 54.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1986

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1986: 91.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1986

Cumberland recorded 923 collisions in 1986, and 31% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years