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Allerdale road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2002, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (340), and casualties fell from 522.

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 2002
319
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
501
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight25981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight42084%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 319, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday73 (23%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July27 (8.5%)
  • August30 (9.4%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October30 (9.4%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December16 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (62%)
  • Wet or damp116 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph153 (48%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (76%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (58%)
  • Passenger165 (33%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (81%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2002, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2002

The A595 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2002: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595407306
2ndA596366319
3rdA66356416
4thA597172002
5thA591152505
6thA594111902
7thB530591302
8thA508681311
9thB530281000
10thB528971100
11thB52967900
12thB52975701
13thB530051204
14thB52993401
15thB53013300
16thB52922900
17thB53072400
18thA52711100
19thA74(M)1100
20thB5301100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2002

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2002: 52.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2002

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2002: 102.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2002

Cumberland recorded 980 collisions in 2002, and 33% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years