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Allerdale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2015, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (270), and casualties fell from 395.

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 2015
247
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
335
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28786%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 247, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February21 (8.5%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July18 (7.3%)
  • August19 (7.7%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November24 (9.7%)
  • December17 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (65%)
  • Wet or damp67 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph111 (45%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph115 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (90%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (66%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (64%)
  • Passenger85 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (78%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2015, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2015

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2015: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596354416
2ndA595284011
3rdA66163804
4thB5302111302
5thA591101702
6thA59791000
7thA50867901
8thB529671201
9thA59461001
10thB52895700
11thB52975601
12thA52714401
13thB53053412
14thB52922402
15thB53012201
16thB52911100
17thB53001100
18thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2015

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2015: 62.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2015

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2015: 95.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2015

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2015, and 37% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2015.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years