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Allerdale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2008, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (305), and casualties rose from 435.

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 2008
299
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
440
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2008

2% of collisions in Allerdale in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37886%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 299, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9%)
  • February27 (9%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April22 (7.4%)
  • May29 (9.7%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July18 (6%)
  • August29 (9.7%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December23 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (51%)
  • Wet or damp125 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph140 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph129 (43%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (89%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (79%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (60%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (83%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2008, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2008

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2008: 50, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596507934
2ndA66294602
3rdA597222903
4thA595213412
5thA594102011
6thB5302101303
7thA508691101
8thB52966901
9thB53016702
10thB52895800
11thB530551101
12thA52714500
13thA5914700
14thB52924600
15thB52974401
16thB52993401
17thB53002300
18thB52911100
19thB53041100
20thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2008

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2008: 65.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2008

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2008: 96.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2008

Cumberland recorded 797 collisions in 2008, and 38% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years