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Allerdale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2005, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (323), and casualties rose from 479.

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 2005
336
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
533
Up 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2005

3.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight26980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight44583%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 336, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.8%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March28 (8.3%)
  • April26 (7.7%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July27 (8%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September23 (6.8%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November30 (8.9%)
  • December33 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (63%)
  • Wet or damp113 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph159 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (45%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (76%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (57%)
  • Passenger176 (33%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2005, with 48 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2005

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2005: 51, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965194012
2ndA595305946
3rdA66243605
4thA597233601
5thA591153613
6thB5302151912
7thA5086122204
8thA59481410
9thB52966902
10thB530061120
11thB53056800
12thB52925500
13thB53014501
14thB52973501
15thB52992601
16thB53042300
17thB53072200
18thA52711201
19thA971100
20thB52891200

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2005

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2005: 80.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2005

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2005: 127.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2005

Cumberland recorded 992 collisions in 2005, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years