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Allerdale road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2001, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (330), and casualties rose from 485.

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 2001
340
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
522
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2001

2.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious8917%
  • Slight42281%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 340, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July33 (9.7%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September33 (9.7%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November21 (6.2%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (59%)
  • Wet or damp121 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph170 (50%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (78%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (64%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (82%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Allerdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Allerdale in 2001

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2001, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2001

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2001: 53, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596537645
2ndA664474012
3rdA595387729
4thA591162715
5thA597152703
6thA5947800
7thB52967800
8thB52896801
9thB530062021
10thB53026901
11thB52995701
12thB53015801
13thB53055602
14thA50864502
15thB52924500
16thB53044400
17thB52973400
18thB53073700
19thA5491100
20thA6941100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2001

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2001: 54.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2001

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2001: 114.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2001

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 2001, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2001, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years