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Allerdale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1987, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1986 (284), and casualties rose from 443.

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 1987
324
Up 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
462
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Allerdale in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight22971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight33573%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 324, up 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November21 (6.5%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph173 (53%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (60%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (26%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7534 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (52%)
  • Passenger150 (32%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1987: 53, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965375312
2ndA5953969111
3rdA663148110
4thB5296152004
5thA591142105
6thB5289132712
7thA594111204
8thA527191003
9thB529291304
10thB53027901
11thA50865701
12thA5975501
13thB52914402
14thB53004602
15thB53074703
16thB53594401
17thB53013301
18thB53053600
19thB52992200
20thB53042301

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1987

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1987: 51.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1987

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1987: 97.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1987

Cumberland recorded 967 collisions in 1987, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years