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Allerdale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2018, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (246), and casualties rose from 331.

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 2018
235
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
342
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2018

2.6% of collisions in Allerdale in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight17675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight27280%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 235, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February19 (8.1%)
  • March19 (8.1%)
  • April17 (7.2%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November20 (8.5%)
  • December19 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (28%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (78%)
  • Wet or damp47 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph112 (48%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (6%)
  • 60 mph97 (41%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (91%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (13%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (60%)
  • Passenger86 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2018, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2018

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2018: 29, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596294519
2ndA595213713
3rdA66193745
4thA59191305
5thA59791503
6thA59481302
7thA508671302
8thB52975600
9thB53025701
10thB52964500
11thB52893301
12thB52923502
13thB52993302
14thB53013300
15thB52912200
16thB53052402
17thA5861100
18thB53001200
19thB53071100

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2018

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2018: 60.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2018

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2018: 90.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2018

Cumberland recorded 668 collisions in 2018, and 35% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years