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Allerdale road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2012, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (223), and casualties rose from 324.

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 2012
245
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
362
Up 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2012

3.7% of collisions in Allerdale in 2012 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.7%
  • Serious239.4%
  • Slight21387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious298%
  • Slight32490%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 245, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.8%)
  • February34 (14%)
  • March19 (7.8%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June11 (4.5%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August23 (9.4%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October15 (6.1%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December21 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (58%)
  • Wet or damp82 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (44%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (72%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (61%)
  • Passenger98 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2012, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2012

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2012: 53, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596538719
2ndA595224022
3rdA66172323
4thA597142300
5thA591112303
6thA5946700
7thB52925600
8thB53005510
9thB53025611
10thB52964700
11thB52974400
12thB53014600
13thA50863510
14thB52893400
15thB52993300
16thB53053500
17thB53042200
18thA52711100
19thB52911100
20thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2012

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2012: 53.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2012

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2012: 87.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2012

Cumberland recorded 691 collisions in 2012, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2012, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years