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Allerdale road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2011, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (226), and casualties fell from 359.

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 2011
223
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
324
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2011

3.1% of collisions in Allerdale in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight17779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26381%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 223, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February19 (8.5%)
  • March13 (5.8%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July14 (6.3%)
  • August21 (9.4%)
  • September19 (8.5%)
  • October20 (9%)
  • November22 (9.9%)
  • December17 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (65%)
  • Wet or damp63 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (43%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (91%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (66%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.5%)
  • Over 7519 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (58%)
  • Passenger95 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2011, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2011

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2011: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596355415
2ndA595213313
3rdA66193115
4thB5302162703
5thB5305101402
6thA59781101
7thA59171223
8thA5947911
9thA50866900
10thB52975601
11thB52894411
12thB52924400
13thB52963500
14thA52712200
15thB53002601
16thB53012300
17thB52911101
18thB52991200
19thB53041101

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2011

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2011: 39.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2011

CA14 and CA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2011, with 63 each.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2011

Cumberland recorded 659 collisions in 2011, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2011, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years