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Allerdale road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2010, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2009 (298), and casualties fell from 429.

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 2010
226
Down 24% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
359
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2010

2.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight19687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30886%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 226, down 24% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.1%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March22 (9.7%)
  • April16 (7.1%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June16 (7.1%)
  • July17 (7.5%)
  • August18 (8%)
  • September17 (7.5%)
  • October29 (13%)
  • November17 (7.5%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (55%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (10%)
  • Snow12 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (4%)
  • 60 mph108 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (14%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (57%)
  • Passenger121 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2010, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2010

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2010: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596305403
2ndA595233313
3rdA66217642
4thB5302141903
5thA597121200
6thA594101401
7thB528961200
8thB52966803
9thB530061000
10thA5915600
11thB52975500
12thB52924400
13thB52994400
14thB53014600
15thB53054601
16thA52712200
17thA4971300
18thA50861100
19thB53071200

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2010

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2010: 40.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2010

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2010: 69.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2010

Cumberland recorded 646 collisions in 2010, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years