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Allerdale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1991, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1990 (349), and casualties fell from 553.

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 1991
284
Down 19% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
412
Down 25% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1991

4.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.6%
  • Serious6523%
  • Slight20673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight31576%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 284, down 19% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February19 (6.7%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April24 (8.5%)
  • May18 (6.3%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August28 (9.9%)
  • September28 (9.9%)
  • October23 (8.1%)
  • November23 (8.1%)
  • December20 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (60%)
  • Wet or damp98 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (45%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (46%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (67%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (22%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (54%)
  • Passenger131 (32%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (79%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A66 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1991: 40, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66407939
2ndA5963948310
3rdA595284429
4thA597141602
5thA59491903
6thB530291601
7thB528981013
8thB52927801
9thB52966600
10thA50865702
11thA52715700
12thA5915702
13thB52974402
14thB53003801
15thB53043501
16thB53053601
17thB53072200
18thA741201
19thB52991100
20thB53011201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1991

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1991: 55.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1991

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1991: 101.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1991

Cumberland recorded 911 collisions in 1991, and 31% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years