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Allerdale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 1999, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1998 (334), and casualties rose from 509.

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 1999
366
Up 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
546
Up 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 1999

3.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight30984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight47286%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 366, up 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February32 (8.7%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August28 (7.7%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October23 (6.3%)
  • November29 (7.9%)
  • December35 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (53%)
  • Wet or damp161 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph170 (46%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph167 (46%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (76%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2096 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (57%)
  • Passenger181 (33%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A595 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 1999: 48, including 4 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595487242
2ndA66477712
3rdA596375917
4thA591203233
5thA597121901
6thB529681003
7thA5947901
8thB530571102
9thB52976900
10thB528951000
11thB52925701
12thB53005602
13thA50863301
14thB52993400
15thB53023501
16thB53043300
17thA52712200
18thB53072300
19thA5921100
20thA7091201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 1999

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 1999: 70.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 1999

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 1999: 121.

Cumberland and its former districts in 1999

Cumberland recorded 966 collisions in 1999, and 38% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 1999, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years