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Allerdale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2017, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (237), and casualties fell from 335.

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 2017
246
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
331
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2017

2% of collisions in Allerdale in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28085%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 246, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February20 (8.1%)
  • March18 (7.3%)
  • April18 (7.3%)
  • May24 (9.8%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July12 (4.9%)
  • August22 (8.9%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October15 (6.1%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded54 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (78%)
  • Wet or damp43 (17%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph114 (46%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph112 (46%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (69%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.6%)
  • Over 7523 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (65%)
  • Passenger86 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2017, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2017

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2017: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596375003
2ndA595182903
3rdA66172224
4thA59191303
5thA508671001
6thB530571010
7thB530061001
8thA5975703
9thA5944611
10thB52894401
11thB52994500
12thA52712201
13thB52962300
14thB53012200
15thB53022400
16thA5901300
17thB52921100
18thB52971100
19thB53071201

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2017

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2017

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2017: 77.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2017

Cumberland recorded 676 collisions in 2017, and 36% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years