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Allerdale road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2013, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (245), and casualties fell from 362.

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 2013
235
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
333
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2013

2.1% of collisions in Allerdale in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight19985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29288%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 235, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday50 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March22 (9.4%)
  • April11 (4.7%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July38 (16%)
  • August15 (6.4%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October22 (9.4%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (68%)
  • Wet or damp67 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph105 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph108 (46%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (72%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (21%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (60%)
  • Passenger92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2013, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2013

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2013: 32, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596325623
2ndA595304314
3rdA66223304
4thB530291102
5thA59481300
6thB528981403
7thA59771101
8thA5916701
9thB53006600
10thB53056801
11thA50865900
12thB52975711
13thB52994601
14thA52713301
15thB52913300
16thB52923301
17thB52963300
18thB53043301
19thB53012200
20thB53072310

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2013

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2013: 41.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2013

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2013: 67.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2013

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2013, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years