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Allerdale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1989, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (347), and casualties fell from 514.

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 1989
350
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
493
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1989

4% of collisions in Allerdale in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious8925%
  • Slight24771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious11423%
  • Slight36474%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 350, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May24 (6.9%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October50 (14%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (57%)
  • Wet or damp145 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (38%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (52%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (62%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (23%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (53%)
  • Passenger154 (31%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1989: 56, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965684316
2ndA66406529
3rdA595294817
4thA591151801
5thA597142416
6thB5302131603
7thB5300111824
8thB5296101312
9thA508691302
10thB52928903
11thA5947804
12thB52897701
13thB52976601
14thB53016903
15thA52715500
16thB53044401
17thB53073501
18thB53052311
19thB52991100
20thB53591100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1989

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1989: 70.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1989

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1989: 112.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1989

Cumberland recorded 1,007 collisions in 1989, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1989, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years