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Allerdale road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2003, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2002 (319), and casualties rose from 501.

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 2003
351
Up 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
516
Up 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight43384%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 351, up 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March41 (12%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June22 (6.3%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November21 (6%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph164 (47%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph156 (44%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (76%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (21%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (62%)
  • Passenger152 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Allerdale in 2003

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2003, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2003

The A595 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2003: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595436715
2ndA5964260010
3rdA66304416
4thA597223510
5thA591152415
6thB5302132014
7thA594101513
8thB529691200
9thB530571100
10thB52975500
11thA50864601
12thB52894501
13thB52924500
14thB53004410
15thB53014701
16thA9571100
17thB52021200
18thB52911100
19thB52991100
20thB62961100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2003

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2003: 78.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2003

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2003: 146.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2003

Cumberland recorded 976 collisions in 2003, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years