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Allerdale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1998, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (349), and casualties fell from 530.

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 1998
334
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
509
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1998

3.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight26780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight42183%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 334, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February26 (7.8%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June22 (6.6%)
  • July21 (6.3%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September22 (6.6%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November27 (8.1%)
  • December24 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (57%)
  • Wet or damp137 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph131 (39%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph184 (55%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (73%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (23%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1998

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1998 in Allerdale

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  • 6 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 1998

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1998: 43, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596437038
2ndA66426728
3rdA595345315
4thA591162404
5thA597162102
6thB5300142002
7thB530281822
8thB52966601
9thB52925501
10thB52894500
11thB52994501
12thB53014802
13thB53054811
14thB53074500
15thA5943401
16thB52973500
17thB53043301
18thB52912400
19thA50861101
20thA52711100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1998

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1998: 44.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1998

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1998: 69.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1998

Cumberland recorded 984 collisions in 1998, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1998, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years