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Allerdale road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2007, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (325), and casualties fell from 524.

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 2007
305
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
435
Down 17% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2007

3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight25885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight36885%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 305, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday38 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.2%)
  • February24 (7.9%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April29 (9.5%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July29 (9.5%)
  • August30 (9.8%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October27 (8.9%)
  • November23 (7.5%)
  • December25 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph143 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph130 (43%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (88%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (71%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (20%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (79%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2007, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2007

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2007: 60, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596608518
2ndA66305027
3rdA595274613
4thA597151802
5thA591121822
6thB529781200
7thB530281103
8thB52967700
9thA59461200
10thB53016601
11thA50865600
12thB53005711
13thA52714401
14thB52894402
15thB53053300
16thB52922300
17thB52991300
18thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2007

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2007: 58.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2007

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2007: 93.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2007

Cumberland recorded 874 collisions in 2007, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years