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Allerdale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1997, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (352), and casualties rose from 495.

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 1997
349
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
530
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1997

4% of collisions in Allerdale in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight26877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight42781%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 349, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March32 (9.2%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June30 (8.6%)
  • July31 (8.9%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September34 (9.7%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December20 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (61%)
  • Wet or damp129 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph181 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (73%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (55%)
  • Passenger176 (33%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1997: 59, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965988313
2ndA66417335
3rdA595345938
4thA591183017
5thA597131912
6thB5289121401
7thB5300101602
8thB530291204
9thA59481201
10thB530561411
11thA50865610
12thB53015601
13thB53045601
14thB52924602
15thB52963301
16thB52972400
17thB53072201
18thA50941200
19thA52711100
20thA5921100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1997

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1997: 59.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1997

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1997: 119.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1997

Cumberland recorded 1,086 collisions in 1997, and 32% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years