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Allerdale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1990, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (350), and casualties rose from 493.

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 1990
349
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
553
Up 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
15
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1990

4.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.3%
  • Serious9126%
  • Slight24370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious13224%
  • Slight40072%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 349, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February34 (9.7%)
  • March21 (6%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July27 (7.7%)
  • August21 (6%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October31 (8.9%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp134 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph180 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (62%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (47%)
  • Passenger206 (37%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1990: 65, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5966590519
2ndA664295211
3rdA5953056211
4thA591163206
5thA594162123
6thB5296131902
7thB5302122306
8thA597111201
9thB528991704
10thB52926702
11thB53006912
12thA50865702
13thB53014600
14thB53044802
15thA52713400
16thB52973402
17thB52993401
18thB53052300
19thB53072501
20thB53591310

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1990

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1990: 55.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1990

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1990: 101.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1990

Cumberland recorded 1,029 collisions in 1990, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years