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Allerdale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2004, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2003 (351), and casualties fell from 516.

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 2004
323
Down 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
479
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2004

1.9% of collisions in Allerdale in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight26783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight40284%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 323, down 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February25 (7.7%)
  • March13 (4%)
  • April33 (10%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October21 (6.5%)
  • November20 (6.2%)
  • December31 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (62%)
  • Wet or damp115 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph136 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (46%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (75%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (56%)
  • Passenger156 (33%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2004, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2004

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2004: 53, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596538525
2ndA595447117
3rdA66306102
4thA597162102
5thA5086101403
6thB529691001
7thB530271312
8thA59161201
9thA5946803
10thB53016900
11thB53055600
12thB52894401
13thB52994601
14thB52973400
15thB53003300
16thB53073600
17thA52711200
18thB43001401
19thB52711100
20thB52921100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2004

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2004: 53.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2004

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2004: 103.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2004

Cumberland recorded 999 collisions in 2004, and 32% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years