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Allerdale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2006, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (336), and casualties fell from 533.

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 2006
325
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
524
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Allerdale in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight26983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight45787%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 325, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday74 (23%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April15 (4.6%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July17 (5.2%)
  • August42 (13%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (59%)
  • Wet or damp129 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph144 (44%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph142 (44%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (74%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8%)
  • Van occupant26 (5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2089 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (60%)
  • Passenger170 (32%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2006, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2006

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2006: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965996010
2ndA595417826
3rdA66366917
4thA597233103
5thB529791800
6thB530291203
7thA59181302
8thA59471501
9thA50865902
10thB53005800
11thA52714800
12thB52924400
13thB52964500
14thB53014610
15thB53043300
16thB53053700
17thB52992200
18thB52891100
19thB52911200

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2006

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2006: 65.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2006

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2006: 114.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2006

Cumberland recorded 846 collisions in 2006, and 38% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years