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Allerdale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1996, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (324), and casualties rose from 483.

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 1996
352
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
495
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight27879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8016%
  • Slight40682%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 352, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April31 (8.8%)
  • May27 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8.5%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August35 (9.9%)
  • September23 (6.5%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph158 (45%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (55%)
  • Passenger144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1996: 53, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965380113
2ndA595284523
3rdA66284627
4thB5302222803
5thB5300131701
6thA591111902
7thA59481604
8thA5978800
9thB52898902
10thB52968901
11thA52715601
12thB52975600
13thB53045901
14thB530551401
15thB52914600
16thB53074701
17thA50863400
18thB52923300
19thB52992201
20thB53012300

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1996

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1996: 66.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1996

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1996: 118.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1996

Cumberland recorded 920 collisions in 1996, and 38% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years