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Allerdale road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1994, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1993 (264), and casualties rose from 389.

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 1994
310
Up 17% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
452
Up 16% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1994

3.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 1994 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight22974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious9120%
  • Slight34977%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 310, up 17% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.1%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May21 (6.8%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November20 (6.5%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (52%)
  • Wet or damp139 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (43%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph154 (50%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (54%)
  • Passenger141 (31%)
  • Pedestrian68 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1994: 42, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5964264111
2ndA663462210
3rdA595263908
4thA591132515
5thA594131712
6thA597132212
7thB5300122104
8thB529791100
9thB530291102
10thB52927911
11thB52896801
12thB53055501
13thA50864501
14thA52714401
15thB52964501
16thB53014801
17thB53044411
18thB52992200
19thA20011101
20thB52911201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1994

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1994: 58.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1994

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1994: 107.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1994

Cumberland recorded 910 collisions in 1994, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1994, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years