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Allerdale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2016, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (247), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2016
237
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
335
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Allerdale in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight19884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight28986%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 237, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.3%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April17 (7.2%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August22 (9.3%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October19 (8%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (74%)
  • Wet or damp51 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph116 (49%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph101 (43%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (74%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (61%)
  • Passenger91 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (82%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2016, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2016

The A595 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2016: 29, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595294612
2ndA596233316
3rdA66142812
4thA591111403
5thA508671003
6thA5946701
7thA5976800
8thB52895514
9thB52964400
10thB53014401
11thB53023300
12thB53053701
13thB53002200
14thB53042401
15thA50941100
16thB52921100
17thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2016

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2016: 50.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2016

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2016: 87.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2016

Cumberland recorded 669 collisions in 2016, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2016.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years