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Allerdale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Allerdale in 2019, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (235), and casualties fell from 342.

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 2019
186
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
262
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Allerdale in 2019

3.8% of collisions in Allerdale in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 22% in Allerdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight13774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20578%

Allerdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Allerdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 390 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 186, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.8%)
  • February8 (4.3%)
  • March18 (9.7%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June12 (6.5%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August17 (9.1%)
  • September17 (9.1%)
  • October13 (7%)
  • November17 (9.1%)
  • December15 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (77%)
  • Wet or damp39 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph89 (48%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (44%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Allerdale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (71%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3531 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (10%)
  • Over 7513 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (63%)
  • Passenger68 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Allerdale in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

St Michael's, Cumberland, CA14 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Allerdale in 2019, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Allerdale with the most crashes in 2019

The A596 had the most collisions in Allerdale in 2019: 25, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Allerdale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596253815
2ndA66192826
3rdA595172702
4thA508671204
5thA5917903
6thA5977801
7thB52896612
8thA5945500
9thB52924500
10thB53023510
11thB53002200
12thB53052300
13thB52961100
14thB52971100
15thB52991101
16thB53011200
17thB53041101
18thB53071110

Towns in Allerdale: crashes in 2019

Workington had the most collisions of any town in Allerdale in 2019: 32.

Postcode districts in Allerdale: crashes in 2019

CA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Allerdale in 2019: 58.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2019

Cumberland recorded 541 collisions in 2019, and 34% of them were in the old Allerdale district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Allerdale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Allerdale in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Allerdale road accidents in other years