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Allerdale road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2000, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (366), and casualties fell from 546.

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 2000
330
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
485
Down 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2000

2.7% of collisions in Allerdale in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40884%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 330, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (10%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (21%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.7%)
  • February28 (8.5%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September25 (7.6%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November31 (9.4%)
  • December14 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (55%)
  • Wet or damp137 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (45%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph170 (52%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (77%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A66 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2000: 46, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66468526
2ndA596405108
3rdA595356618
4thA591182906
5thA597132011
6thB5300101412
7thB528991202
8thA508681202
9thA59481301
10thB52978801
11thB53027801
12thB530561200
13thB52924420
14thB53044400
15thB52993401
16thA52712200
17thA62401
18thA74(M)2200
19thB52962200
20thB53012301

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2000

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2000: 63.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2000

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2000: 108.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2000

Cumberland recorded 929 collisions in 2000, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years