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Allerdale road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1995, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1994 (310), and casualties rose from 452.

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 1995
324
Up 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
483
Up 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1995

2.5% of collisions in Allerdale in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight38480%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 324, up 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February18 (5.6%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April15 (4.6%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November22 (6.8%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (36%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (44%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (48%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (74%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (23%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (55%)
  • Passenger164 (34%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1995: 41, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596416826
2ndA66344908
3rdA595295328
4thA591162402
5thB5296131503
6thA597111903
7thB5300111606
8thA594101803
9thB5302101602
10thA508651200
11thB52895900
12thB52925800
13thB53015710
14thB52974400
15thB53043500
16thA52712200
17thB52911100
18thB52991110
19thB53051100
20thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1995

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1995: 65.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1995

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1995: 119.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1995

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 1995, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1995, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years