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Allerdale road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2009, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (299), and casualties fell from 440.

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 2009
298
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
429
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Allerdale in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight38289%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 298, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March17 (5.7%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May26 (8.7%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November20 (6.7%)
  • December27 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (57%)
  • Wet or damp108 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph130 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph139 (47%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (73%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Minibus 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%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (22%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2009, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2009

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2009: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596497616
2ndA595314315
3rdA66225011
4thB5302142204
5thA597131800
6thA591111501
7thA594101200
8thB528991102
9thB530591501
10thA50867701
11thB530171000
12thB52925500
13thB52974400
14thB53003501
15thA52712200
16thB52992400
17thA5061200
18thA5791200
19thB52911100
20thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2009

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2009: 42.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2009

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2009: 82.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2009

Cumberland recorded 773 collisions in 2009, and 39% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years