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Allerdale road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1992, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (284), and casualties rose from 412.

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 1992
300
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
464
Up 13% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1992

3.7% of collisions in Allerdale in 1992 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.7%
  • Serious8227%
  • Slight20769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34474%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 300, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May27 (9%)
  • June27 (9%)
  • July28 (9.3%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November19 (6.3%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (57%)
  • Wet or damp123 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (50%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (69%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (20%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (50%)
  • Passenger167 (36%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (79%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1992: 47, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5964772316
2ndA66285315
3rdA595244533
4thA597131802
5thA591111406
6thA59491514
7thB529691503
8thA508681103
9thB529271003
10thB530071204
11thB52896900
12thB530161302
13thB53025610
14thB53045500
15thA52714601
16thB52994602
17thB52973401
18thB53053301
19thB53072500
20thA741200

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1992

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1992: 53.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1992

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1992: 105.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1992

Cumberland recorded 913 collisions in 1992, and 33% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years