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Allerdale road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2014, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (235), and casualties rose from 333.

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 2014
270
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
395
Up 19% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Allerdale in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious379.4%
  • Slight35189%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 270, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.9%)
  • February22 (8.1%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May20 (7.4%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September20 (7.4%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November24 (8.9%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (59%)
  • Wet or damp102 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph120 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (45%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (64%)
  • Passenger104 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (79%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2014, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2014

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2014: 50, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5965089110
2ndA595254112
3rdA66233513
4thA508691100
5thA59191301
6thA59481500
7thA59781300
8thB529281002
9thA52714502
10thB52894401
11thB53024800
12thB53013400
13thB53053311
14thB52962400
15thB52972200
16thB52992200
17thB53002310
18thB53072400
19thB53041100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2014

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2014: 51.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2014

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2014: 86.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2014

Cumberland recorded 774 collisions in 2014, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years